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A girl is a body of water  Cover Image Book Book

A girl is a body of water

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781951142056
  • ISBN: 9781951142049
  • Physical Description: pages cm
    print
  • Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Tin House, [2020]
Subject: Girls Uganda Fiction
Self-realization Fiction
Women Uganda Fiction
Abandoned chldren Fiction
Uganda Fiction

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Town of Hanover Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Etna Library FIC MAK 31257000284330 Adult collection Available -
Howe Library FIC MAK 31254003673080 Main floor Available -

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010 . ‡a 2020013151
020 . ‡a9781951142049 ‡q(hardcover)
020 . ‡z9781951142056 ‡q(ebook)
040 . ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡erda ‡cDLC ‡dNhHvHL
042 . ‡apcc
05000. ‡aPR9402.9.M35 ‡bG57 2020
08204. ‡a823/.92 ‡223
1001 . ‡aMakumbi, Jennifer Nansubuga, ‡eauthor.
24512. ‡aA girl is a body of water / ‡cJennifer Nansubuga Makumbi.
263 . ‡a2009
264 1. ‡aPortland, Oregon : ‡bTin House, ‡c[2020]
300 . ‡apages cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
520 . ‡a"In her twelfth year, Kirabo, a young Ugandan girl, confronts a piercing question that has haunted her childhood: who is my mother? Kirabo has been raised by women in the small village of Nattetta-her grandmother, her best friend, and her many aunts, but the absence of her mother follows her like a shadow. Complicating these feelings of abandonment, as Kirabo comes of age she feels the emergence of a mysterious second self, a headstrong and confusing force inside her at odds with her sweet and obedient nature. Seeking answers, Kirabo begins spending afternoons with Nsuuta, a local witch, trading stories and learning not only about this force inside her, but about the woman who birthed her, who she learns is alive but not ready to meet. Nsuuta also explains that Kirabo has a streak of the "first woman"-an independent, original state that has been all but lost to women. Kirabo's journey to reconcile her rebellious origins, alongside her desire to reconnect with her mother and to honor her family's expectations, is rich in the folklore of Uganda and an arresting exploration of what it means to be a modern girl in a world that seems determined to silence women. Makumbi's unforgettable novel is a sweeping testament to the true and lasting connections between history, tradition, family, friends, and the promise of a different future"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
650 0. ‡aGirls ‡zUganda ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aSelf-realization ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aWomen ‡zUganda ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aAbandoned chldren ‡vFiction.
651 0. ‡aUganda ‡vFiction.
901 . ‡a21482005 ‡bSystem Local ‡c275775 ‡tbiblio

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