Parched Earth

This Is An Extraordinary First Novel By ATanzanian Women WriterThe Central Character, Doreen, Tells Her Story In The First Person NarrativeBorn Into AWomen Headed Household In ARural Area, Her Inner Life And Development Mirror Her Life's Passage: Education, Career, The Town, Marriage And MotherhoodWhilst Not Didactic Nor Impinging On Beautifully Crafted Writing, The Novel Deals With Gender Politics From ALocal Level Rather Than AWestern Oriented Feminist StanceBoth Fatalism And Seperatism Are Rejected And The Book Is Imbued With Insights And Touchstones About The Female Condition.
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