A New York Times bestseller, this novel tells the story of a tribal African woman now living in North America, who tries to reconcile her African heritage with her experience as a modern woman in America.
The New Press is proud to bring the book back into print with a new preface by the author addressing the book\'s initial reception and the changed attitudes toward female genital mutilation that have come about in part because of this book..
Possessing the Secret of Joy , out of print for a number of years, was the first novel to deal with this controversial topic and managed to do so in a manner that Cosmopolitan called masterful, honorable, and unforgettable storytelling.
From the author the New York Times Book Review calls a lavishly gifted writer, this is the searing story of Tashi, a tribal African woman first glimpsed in The Color Purple whose fateful decision to submit to the tsunga\'s knife and be genitally mutilated leads to a trauma that informs her life and fatefully alters her existence.
A New York Times bestseller, this novel tells the story of a tribal African woman now living in North America, who tries to reconcile her African heritage with her experience as a modern woman in America
