![]() ![]() Kanika, Taban and Matani become more vibrant than Fi, who never outgrows the cookie-cutter mold of a woman needing excitement and fulfillment, but Hamilton weaves memorable characters and elemental emotions in artful prose with the lofty theme of Western-imposed "education" versus a village's perceived perils of exposure to the developed world. At the Bride Hunt Ball by Olivia Parker 6,957 ratings, 3. When two books go missing, tensions arise between those who welcome all that the books represent and those who prefer the time-honored oral traditions of the tribe. Taban, known as Scar Boy Jwahir, Matani's wife and most of the town elders think these books threaten the tradition and security of Mididima. ![]() Not everyone shares such esteem for the project, however. There, Matani, the village teacher Kanika, an independent, vivacious young woman and Kanika's grandmother Neema are the most avid proponents of the library and the knowledge it brings to the community. Abasi, and in her travels through the bush, the small village of Mididima becomes her favorite stop. Fi enlists to run the titular mobile library overseen by Mr. At the Bride Hunt Ball by Olivia Parker Read Online on Bookmate Olivia Parker At the Bride Hunt Ball Read in our apps: iOS Android Worth reading 8 Loved Up 3 Unputdownable 2 Olivia Parker At the Bride Hunt Ball Notify me when the book’s added To read this book, upload an EPUB or FB2 file to Bookmate. ![]() Hamilton's captivating third novel (after 2004's The Distance Between Us) follows Fiona Sweeney, a 36-year-old librarian, from New York to Garissa, Kenya, on her sincere but na ve quest to make a difference in the world. ![]()
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