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Monique and the Mango Rains
- Two Years With a Midwife in Mali
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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Publisher's Summary
What is it like to live and work in a remote corner of the world and befriend a courageous midwife who breaks traditional roles? Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Mali Midwife is the inspiring story of Monique Dembele, an accidental midwife who became a legend, and Kris Holloway, the young Peace Corps volunteer who became her closest confidante.
In a small village in Mali, West Africa, Monique saved lives and dispensed hope every day in a place where childbirth is a life-and-death matter and where many children are buried before they cut a tooth. Kris worked side-by-side with her as they cared for each other through sickness and tragedy and shared their innermost secrets and hopes.
Monique's life was representative of many women in one of the world's poorest nations, yet she faced her challenges in extraordinary ways. Despite her fiercely traditional society and her limited education she fought for her beliefs birth control, the end of female genital mutilation, the right to receive a salary, and the right to educate her daughters.
And she struggled to be with the man she loved. Her story is one of tragedy joy, rebellion, and of an ancient culture in the midst of change. It is an uplifting tribute to indomitable spirits everywhere.
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- Carol Welsh
- 18-01-2022
Wonderful book about wonderful women
Childbirth, even in modern times, is still very dangerous. In parts of Africa there are attempts to make changes despite a patriachal selfishness in many of its men. This wonderful uplifting account of an extraordinary woman .... a midwife named Monique was an absolute pleasure to read. Bless her and the author. Thank Heavens i am not a woman of such patriachal lands. Fabulous book thanks Audible.
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