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Tale of a Boon's Wife (Unabridged)
- Author
- Fartumo Kusow
- Narrator
- Maryan Haye
- Publisher
- Second Story Press
- Publish Date
- 30 November 2021
- Run Time
- 9 hours 38 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Historical fiction
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- Author
- Fartumo Kusow
- Narrator
- Maryan Haye
- Duration
- 9 hours 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 November 2021
- ISBN
- 9781772601879
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Second Story Press
- Genre
- Historical fiction
Synopsis
A young Somali woman defies convention and clan to marry the man she loves, but must face the consequences. Despite her family's threat to disown her, Idil, a young Somali woman, rejects her high Bliss status to marry Sidow, a poor Boon man. Her decision transforms her life, forcing her to face harsh and sometimes even deadly consequences for her defiance of a strict tribal hierarchy. Set in the fifteen-year period before Somalia's 1991 Civil War, Idil's journey is almost too hard to bear at times. Her determination to follow her heart and to pursue love over family and convention is a story that has been told across time and across cultures.
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