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Far and Beyon'
Far and Beyon' | Unity Dow
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For Mara, mother of four, sole provider for her family, life has never been easy. In a community that relies upon traditional magic to cure AIDS, and blames bad luck upon a bewitching curse, women carry a heavy burden as the world changes (…more)
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Far and Beyon' | Unity Dow
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Unity Dow is remarkable- YouTube her! Botswana's first female high-court judge, & a human rights attorney focused on women/children's rights. Her first novel is unsurprisingly issues-based.

Following the death of her 2nd brother from AIDS, Mosa tries to navigate a path between the beliefs of her traditional mother & community, & the ideas she's exposed to through school, while resisting the injustices she faces on all sides as a young woman.

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rockpools Throughout the book you are told a huge amount about traditional #Botswana society - at times it was a little heavy-handed& felt like an educational text rather than a novel. It was an interesting read though, and I wonder how her later novels develop. #readaroundtheworld (edited) 8y
TrishB Sounds interesting, great review 👍 8y
Libby1 Excellent review. Into Mount TBR it goes! 8y
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Currey I was thinking I wanted to stay in Botswana longer too. Do you think I should read Unity Dow's or Bessie Head's book? @RachelO #readaroundtheworld 8y
rockpools @Currey As a good read with wonderful writing, I absolutely loved Maru. F&B was interesting, and probably told you more about life between trad & modern Botswana, but wasn't as good a read. 8y
Currey Thanks - will try Maru 8y
Hooked_on_books I read her second book for this challenge and really enjoyed it. I felt I learned a good bit about Botswana. 8y
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Far and Beyon' | Unity Dow
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Decided to stay in #Botswana a little longer.

shawnmooney Oooh, never heard of this author! Stacked! 8y
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