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Coming to Birth (Women Writing Africa),Used
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In this quietly powerful and eminently readable novel, winner of the prestigious Sinclair Prize, Kenyan writer Marjorie Macgoye deftly interweaves the story of one young womans tumultuous coming of age with the history of a nation emerging from colonialism.At the age of sixteen, Paulina leaves her small village in western Kenya to join her new husband, Martin, in the bustling city of Nairobi. It is 1956, and Kenya is in the final days of the "Emergency," as the British seek to suppress violent anticolonial revolts.But Paulina knows little about, about city life, or about marriage, and Martins clumsy attempts to control her soon lead to a relationship filled with silences, misunderstandings, and unfulfilled expectations. Soon Paulinas inability to bear a child effectively banishes her from the confines of traditional womens roles. As her country at last moves toward independence, Paulina manages to achieve a kind of independence as well: She accepts a job that will require her to live separately from her husband, and she has an affair that leads to the birth of her first child. But Paulinas hardwon contentment will be shattered when Kenyas turbulent history intrudes into her private life, bringing with it tragedyand a new test of her quiet courage and determination.Paulinas patient struggles for survival and identity are revealed through Marjorie Macgoyes keen and sensitive visiona vision which extends to embrace the whole of a nation and a people likewise struggling to find their way. As the Weekly Standard of Kenya notes, "Coming to Birth is a radical novel in firmly asserting our common humanity."
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