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A tale of adventure and discovery in newly independent Kenya as an American Quaker boy comes of age in a troubled nation coming of age itself. After the death of his mother, 11-year-old Mark Morgan starts a new life with his father at the Kwetu Quaker Mission high in the rain forest of western Kenya. It is 1966, just after Kenya's bloody struggle for independence. As Mark embraces his own independence in this new home, he develops a deep love for the Kenyan people while experiencing cultural and sexual awakenings beyond his years. Beneath the mission's calm surface, however, simmer animosities left over from the long fight against colonialism—and what Mark discovers here will change him forever. ​GOLD MEDAL WINNER, Nautilus Book Awards, for "Imaginative storytelling that reflects the power and resilience of the human spirit, often involving ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances who respond to challenges with the highest aspects of...
Request Code : ZLIB.IO18148815
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Year:
2019
Publisher:
New Door Books
Language:
English
ISBN 13:
9780999550137
ISBN:
9780999550120,9780999550137

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