Excellent book. Our club rated it one of the highest we have ever rated a book. We all learned so much about African society, and especially about being a woman (pregnant) within a patriarcal and sometimes very unfair society. Highly recommend

We loved it at our club. A very different type of memoir about a friendship across cultures. HIGHLY RECOMEND

Wow!! What a book!! Our book club loved it.

This book was so interesting--I live in the middle class midwest in America, and it is so hard to fathom what women live like in the rest of the world.

This story is lovingly told by the peace corps volunteer. THE amazing cultural differences do not keep the two women from forming a beautiful friendship. We had a very good discussion expecially since we read MIDWIVES last month. This is a beautiful book.

Kris has a way of bringing you into the story with her as she describes her time as a Peace Corps Volunteer, our \\\"on-the-ground\\\" ambassadors around the world. You will fall in love with and admire Monique for many reasons.