The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree: How I Fought to Save Myself, My Sister, and Thousands of Girls Worldwide

by Nice Leng'ete

Book Overview

The "incredibly powerful" (Kirkus Reviews) story of the human rights activist who changed the minds of her elders, reformed traditions from the inside, and is creating a better future for girls and women throughout Africa.

Nice Leng ete was raised in a Maasai village in Kenya. In 1998, when Nice was six, her parents fell sick and died, and Nice and her sister Soila were taken in by their father's brother, who had little interest...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316463353
• ISBN13: 9780316463355
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.2"