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fascinating,exotic coming of age memoir…
The daughter of Danish missionaries, as a child in the late
1940s the author accompanies her parents to Aden, in Yemen,
where they try unsuccessfully to convert Muslims to Christianity.
Her outer world becomes a rich riot of vivid sensory experiences
as she navigates her new home, but her inner world is just
as psychologically rich and complex. As she comes of age she
begins to experience her sexuality, a frightening tendency
towards depression, and the seeds of compassion which foretell
her future life as a doctor and volunteer physician in Cameroon.
”Beautifully written, Pearls on a
String is not only an amazing tale of a bygone time and
place, but also a deeply moving and honest search for self.“
— Paulette Bates Alden, author of Crossing the Moon
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