Possessing the Secret of Joy is by Alice Walker. A wonderful, but painful, work of historical fiction. This story contains characters we met in The Color Purple. Tashi and Adam are married and have returned to the United States. Tashi, however, is suffering severe mental and emotional problems related to the female genital mutilation she underwent while in Africa. This story is told from multiple points of view and flashes back and forth in time. It is a powerful story of the horrors of FGM and the terrible effects this practice has on the, sometimes very young girls, and women who have experienced it. This is a must read book, but it is hard to read at times due to the horror of the events described.
Ratings: Adult - 9 out of 10 - P (Profanity) - V (Violence) - AC (mature thematic content).
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