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Throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, rates of widowhood have been remarkably high in Kenya. This book explores how the challenges and frustrations of both colonial rule and independence shaped the lives of Maragoli widows and their complex relations with each other, their families, and the larger community.

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"I am not sure how to categorize Kenda Mutongi's magisterial book. Mutongi has gotten under the skin of her material - and what we read is a living document: surely essential for every reading household in Kenya, for schools, and for every department of African studies. It is at once a literary and academic achievement." - Binyavanga Wainaina, winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing"

Worries of the Heart

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    A Paperback / softback by Kenda Mutongi

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 01/09/2007
      ISBN13: 9780226554204, 978-0226554204
      ISBN10: 0226554201
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      Gender studies: women and girls Sociology: family, kinship and relationships

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, rates of widowhood have been remarkably high in Kenya. This book explores how the challenges and frustrations of both colonial rule and independence shaped the lives of Maragoli widows and their complex relations with each other, their families, and the larger community.

      Trade Review
      "I am not sure how to categorize Kenda Mutongi's magisterial book. Mutongi has gotten under the skin of her material - and what we read is a living document: surely essential for every reading household in Kenya, for schools, and for every department of African studies. It is at once a literary and academic achievement." - Binyavanga Wainaina, winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing"

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