![]() ![]() ![]() It is an uplifting tribute to indomitable spirits everywhere. Her story is one of tragedy joy, rebellion, and of an ancient culture in the midst of change. This tender, revelatory memoir recalls the two years Holloway spent as an impressionable Peace Corps volunteer in the remote village of Nampossela in Mali. 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.Īnd she struggled to be with the man she loved. ![]() Monique's life was representative of many women in one of the world's poorest nations, yet she faced her challenges in extraordinary ways. Kris worked side-by-side with her as they cared for each other through sickness and tragedy and shared their innermost secrets and hopes. 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. 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. ![]()
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