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Three Strong Women
by Marie NDiaye
Three chapters, three strong women.
The first chapter tells the story of Norah who travels to Senegal to meet her father who had deserted her mother and sister when she was a small child, taking with him their brother. The brother is now in prison and the father, unable to deal with any conflict, had lured Norah to Senegal from her home in France, to take care of her brother.
The second chapter is the story of Fanta written from the perspective of her partner Rudy. They live in France, Fanta had come from Senegal there with hopes to work as a teacher. That didn't work out and the relationship of Fanta and Rudy takes on its own dynamic.
The third and last chapter tells of Khady. Khady was married to a kind man, all her hopes, dreams and energy went into her wish for a baby with him. Then the husband suddenly died and his family sends her away, to travel to Europe so that she can send back money to them ... if she makes it.
All three stories are very engaging, dense, a deep dive into the characters.
Although all three stories are hard to read, especially the last one will haunt me (!!), never the less, this book was wonderfully written.
The overall theme is women who are by circumstances forced to be strong, showing their full strength in great adversary and handling the situationes best as they can. Which is both inspiring and heartbreaking when things take turns for the worse. These stories also tell how women still are expected without even communicating it, to take the fall for bad dicisions men had made, or trying to even out the consequences of men's actions.
NDiaye is a true talent, I am delighted to get to know this marvelous writer! She not only has an ear, an eye and a heart for stories, but she also has the ability to build emotional stories and characters that grip you right away.
I highly recommend this book!!
The first chapter tells the story of Norah who travels to Senegal to meet her father who had deserted her mother and sister when she was a small child, taking with him their brother. The brother is now in prison and the father, unable to deal with any conflict, had lured Norah to Senegal from her home in France, to take care of her brother.
The second chapter is the story of Fanta written from the perspective of her partner Rudy. They live in France, Fanta had come from Senegal there with hopes to work as a teacher. That didn't work out and the relationship of Fanta and Rudy takes on its own dynamic.
The third and last chapter tells of Khady. Khady was married to a kind man, all her hopes, dreams and energy went into her wish for a baby with him. Then the husband suddenly died and his family sends her away, to travel to Europe so that she can send back money to them ... if she makes it.
All three stories are very engaging, dense, a deep dive into the characters.
Although all three stories are hard to read, especially the last one will haunt me (!!), never the less, this book was wonderfully written.
The overall theme is women who are by circumstances forced to be strong, showing their full strength in great adversary and handling the situationes best as they can. Which is both inspiring and heartbreaking when things take turns for the worse. These stories also tell how women still are expected without even communicating it, to take the fall for bad dicisions men had made, or trying to even out the consequences of men's actions.
NDiaye is a true talent, I am delighted to get to know this marvelous writer! She not only has an ear, an eye and a heart for stories, but she also has the ability to build emotional stories and characters that grip you right away.
I highly recommend this book!!