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responds by trying to assert authority in the relationship by beating Selina. As she becomes more isolated, Selina turns her sexual desires towards Gikere's younger sister, Gaciru. She experiences a mental breakdown and tries to hang herself, before strangling Gaciru in her sleep. The novel ends with Selina as a "stray woman" wandering the countryside.
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The novel tells the story of Selina, a prostitute living in the city who is a modern, independent woman. She decides to marry a younger lover, Gikere, and they move to his village. Selina miscarries and Gikere's mother, who had little respect for her already, calls her "an infertile witch". Gikere
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regards as a "brutal custom". She advocates for alternative forms of initiation that can empower girls. Mariana is opposed by other women, who claim to be acting on behalf of the community's elders. The play ends with
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premiered at the Uganda
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It was interesting for us, especially in our home, because we were surrounded by people we would call primitive. They circumcised their girls. In our home my parents were
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She was such a brave woman and Mau Mau wanted to kill her. They changed —I don't know why. They came to kill her but then on second thought, just before they neared our home, they went back.
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Mbughuni, L.A. (1976). "Old and new drama from East Africa: a review of the works of four contemporary dramatists: Rebecca Njau, Ebrahim
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881:Adima, Anna (18 August 2020).
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1517:Njau, Rebecca (1964).
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1289:World Literature Today
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1063:Njau, Rebecca (1963).
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