No Condition is Permanent

This was a beautiful friendship A once-in-a-lifetime friendship Would their cultures, African, and American, so different, tear them apart? We were walking single file to the rice field three mornings later. As we went, Khadi tried to explain to me the secrecy surrounding Sande, but it was difficult. I watched her muscles tense as we walked along, the strange sight of a big bra crossing her usually empty back. She was strutting, and had little patience for my questions. She had never questioned the Secret Society. It was something she learned from her grand-mother and would pass onto her granddaughters. Completely forgetting my promise of months before to not be a know-it-all, I blurted out "But you can't just believe it all. Just because they tell you to? You've got to ask some questions and get some answers. In America--." Khadi stopped on the trail, and I crashed into her. Turning back to face me, she cut right in, something she'd never done before. "Dis no be America." In an unforgettable novel that teems with details of African culture and life, Cristina Kessler heroically tackles one of the most important, most controversial issues for women of our time.

Author: Cristina Kessler
Publisher: Cristina Kessler
Published: 12/03/2014
Pages: 172
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.37d
ISBN: 9780692287927

About the Author
Cristina Kessler knew she wanted to be a writer at the age of ten, and since she was twelve, she knew she would travel the world. Not surprisingly, she put these two early dreams together. A Peace Corps worker originally, for thirty years, she lived abroad, but for nineteen of those years, Africa was what she called home. Africa is not only where Cristina's books are set, it is where her heart is. Her love and respect for the people and her personal connection brings an authenticity and life to her stories rare in children's books. Committed to sharing these rich cultures with her American readers, Cristina has authored No Condition is Permament, a story set in Sierra Leone. It's a book about cross-cultural friendships, harmful traditional practices and, discovering where to draw the line personally in what you can do to help a friend. She and her husband, Joe, currently reside on St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, but they still visit Africa at least once a year.

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