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AMAN : The Story of a Somali Girl
AMAN The Story of a Somali Girl
Author: Virginia Lee Barnes
This is the extraordinary first-person account of a young woman's coming of age in Somalia and her struggles against the obligations and strictures of family and society.  By the time she is nine, Aman has undergone a ritual circumcision ceremony; at eleven, her innocent romance with a white boy leads to a murder; at thirteen she is gi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679436065
ISBN-10: 0679436065
Publication Date: 9/6/1994
Pages: 349
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Publisher: Pantheon
Book Type: Hardcover
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Very interesting. At times it is hard to feel sorry for her, as she gets herself into all of the trouble by herself. However, it does make you grateful to live in America and be free.
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