No Condition is Permanent Cristina Kessler Books
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This was a beautiful friendship A once-in-a-lifetime friendship Would their cultures, African, and American, so different, tear them apart? We were walking single file to the rice field three mornings later. As we went, Khadi tried to explain to me the secrecy surrounding Sande, but it was difficult. I watched her muscles tense as we walked along, the strange sight of a big bra crossing her usually empty back. She was strutting, and had little patience for my questions. She had never questioned the Secret Society. It was something she learned from her grand-mother and would pass onto her granddaughters. Completely forgetting my promise of months before to not be a know-it-all, I blurted out “But you can’t just believe it all. Just because they tell you to? You’ve got to ask some questions and get some answers. In America--.” Khadi stopped on the trail, and I crashed into her. Turning back to face me, she cut right in, something she’d never done before. “Dis no be America.” In an unforgettable novel that teems with details of African culture and life, Cristina Kessler heroically tackles one of the most important, most controversial issues for women of our time.
No Condition is Permanent Cristina Kessler Books
Some books leave you in suspense, while others beckon you in a voice unknown - each can be called a 'page turner'. No Condition is Permanent is truly a 'page turner' - both suspenseful and beckoning. The main character, Jodie, will capture your heart and feed your imagination with her honest and insightful observations, raising the question, how would I act if thrust in Jodie's shoes? Author Cristina Kessler is more than believable, her language and imagery is all-encompassing. A wonderful read for any age, particularly perfect for sparking critical conversations about how we perceive the other, and how we resolve to be good global citizens, no matter where we live.Product details
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No Condition is Permanent Cristina Kessler Books Reviews
No condition is permanent, things can never stay the same, it just takes time to change; especially tring to change something that has been there for generations. For two girls from different cultures to accept one culture of eachother needs time, even things that are harsh but always believe in that everything can be chaged, all it needs is time to chage things.
When I first started to read this book I was really taken in by the sight and sounds of the expericence that the characters had traveling. But as the book progressed I lacked the ability to connect with Jodie. As a parent, I also felt that the amount of freedom that Jodie had in a foreign country was unrealistic. Working side by side with people was realistic, but being gone for hours at a time spying on the group of girls was not. I felt that the subject matter was truely for ages highschool and older.
Cristina Kessler's NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT is in the same spirit of her first book, ONE NIGHT; a tale well told. Her book reflects an increasingly shrinking world where western values clash with older, more rooted rituals, where one viewpoint is inherently different from another. Kessler tackles the difficult subject of female circumcision with clarity and understanding of only someone who has lived in West Africa. The frustrations that accompany this situation are transcended by a heartfelt friendship. NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT is a well-developed story that kept this reader's interest from the first page to the last.
Beth Hollis, School Librarian
What a great book! I couldn't put it down. The author's descriptions of the African culture, it's people, and the environment in which they live, allowed you to imagine that you were actually there. She brilliantly brought awareness to a very controversial and uncomfortable subject, female circumcision through the eyes of a 14 year old girl. As the mother of an adolescent daughter, as well as remembering that time in my own life, I was able to relate to all the emotions, fears, curiosity, and excitement that this age brings. Kesslers developement of the friendship between the two main characters, Jodie and Khadi,girls with extremely diverse backgrounds, was very real. I wanted more...This book is a must read for all young women and their mothers! I hope she has a sequel in the works.
Some books leave you in suspense, while others beckon you in a voice unknown - each can be called a 'page turner'. No Condition is Permanent is truly a 'page turner' - both suspenseful and beckoning. The main character, Jodie, will capture your heart and feed your imagination with her honest and insightful observations, raising the question, how would I act if thrust in Jodie's shoes? Author Cristina Kessler is more than believable, her language and imagery is all-encompassing. A wonderful read for any age, particularly perfect for sparking critical conversations about how we perceive the other, and how we resolve to be good global citizens, no matter where we live.
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