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Possessing the Secret of Joy

by Alice Walker · 1992

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The acclaimed author of The Color Purple presents a provocative story of a young tribal African woman who lives most of her adult life in America. Tashi submits to her people's custom of genital mutilation.

About Possessing the Secret of Joy

The acclaimed author of The Color Purple presents a provocative story of a young tribal African woman who lives most of her adult life in America. Tashi submits to her people's custom of genital mutilation. Severely traumatize d by the experience, she spends the rest of her life battling madness, trying to regain the ability to recognize her own reality.

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Yes — Possessing the Secret of Joy is available as an audiobook on Apple Books.
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Possessing the Secret of Joy is by Alice Walker.
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