A debut novel from Aisha Lelouma Diallo. The story of a Guinean girl struggling to carve out her identity in a world where the modern world clashes with ancient traditions. The book follows Amina as she faces childhood family tragedy and grows up in a society where she is entrapped in socially enforced roles of womanhood. It later depicts her move to the United States from her native Guinea, raising questions about the immigrant experience in the...