Mema begins with the narrator remembering: “My mother was a strong woman. I remember her. I remember everything. I remember …
Mema begins with the narrator remembering: “My mother was a strong woman. I remember her. I remember everything. I remember …
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FROM A CROOKED RIB BY NURUDDIN FARAH
The title of From a Crooked Rib comes from a traditional Somalian proverb. …