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A bit delayed, but I completed the August #ReadAroundTheWorld country of #Gambia. There seemed to be a limited selection of titles to choose from, but I mostly enjoyed this one. The book is set up kind of like Sliding Doors- revealing Ayodele‘s life in three paths based on one decision on her 18th birthday- who to sleep with. I liked the details of her different daily lives the most, but thought some differences were unrelated to her choice.

#AboutAugust Day 21: It can be deduced from the narrative how the lack of awareness and education about the ill-effects of plastic is an even bigger issue in the community. Rather than despair, Isatou took it upon herself to transform garbage into something useful and beautiful – with the support, #assistance, and active help of a few women who believed in her vision. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-l8u

#readaroundtheworld #thegambia Written in a straight forward manner, the story starts with the exact same conditions as Do They Hear You When You Cry, the book I read for Togo. Our narrator has lost her father and her uncle decides to marry her off to a rich, older man with three other wives. To please her husband, she must under go female genital excision. The devastation of realizing this is a “common” story overrode the actual book.