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Many things happen in other cultures that we, as Americans, find disturbing. One of those is that in some cultures, women and children are no more than a commodity, to be bartered for the good of the family as a whole. That is the case here.
Koly, age 13, is considered old enough to marry, by the standards of her people. Her mother thinks of nothing but practical matters, but her father has allowed her to learn and dream, at least a lit ...more
Many things happen in other cultures that we, as Americans, find disturbing. One of those is that in some cultures, women and children are no more than a commodity, to be bartered for the good of the family as a whole. That is the case here.
Koly, age 13, is considered old enough to marry, by the standards of her people. Her mother thinks of nothing but practical matters, but her father has allowed her to learn and dream, at least a lit ...more
Sep 17, 2013
Jennette Neville
marked it as to-read
