000			00860nam a22001577a 4500
008			250113b1993 |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9780099224112
100	1		_aWalker, Alice
245	1		_aPossessing the secret of joy
260			_aLondon : _bVintage, _c1993
300			_a270 pages
500			_aFirst published: Jonathan Cape, 1992
520			_aWhen Alice Walker finished writing The Color Purple she realised that she needed to tell the story of Tashi, a minor character, who had "left Africa but had taken her wound with her to America". This is Tashi's story, told in her words and the voices of the people who loved her. This extraordinarily courageous and compelling novel explores the tragic consequences of Tashi's decision to go through the 'initiation ceremony' of female genital mutilation.
650			_aFiction _96184
942			_n0
999			_c105946 _d105946