Lisa L. (taaza) reviewed on 8/25/2007 + 56 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 5

I was really blown away by this book - in fact, I think it is one of the best that I have read yet this year. An African girl of 17 years of age tries to get political asylum to escape "kakia" or FGM as she flees Togo by way of Germany and then the U.S. This was a painful but incredible description of her ordeal in prison and finally the legal difficulties endured as her legal team worked day and night trying to get asylum granted. Fascinating and heart-tugging, this is a must-read for women and women rights advocates everywhere, but this is really a book for everyone. Truly absorbing.

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