The British vs Kenya's Mau Mau - Warama, Wanjiru
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The British vs. Kenya's Mau Mau is a provocative and remarkable family and community memoir told with honesty, clarity, and suspense. The book captures the opportunities gained and lost, the resilience of the G¿k¿y¿ community told through the eyes of Wanjir¿ Warama from age nine, as she forges against the tide of her pre-designed and determined farmhand lifestyle. Despite the odds of an African living in the 1950s Kenya getting an education, where education for a girl is an afterthought, and where she is already a full-time babysitter before she grows older to join the field hands, Wanjir¿ is…mehr

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The British vs. Kenya's Mau Mau is a provocative and remarkable family and community memoir told with honesty, clarity, and suspense. The book captures the opportunities gained and lost, the resilience of the G¿k¿y¿ community told through the eyes of Wanjir¿ Warama from age nine, as she forges against the tide of her pre-designed and determined farmhand lifestyle. Despite the odds of an African living in the 1950s Kenya getting an education, where education for a girl is an afterthought, and where she is already a full-time babysitter before she grows older to join the field hands, Wanjir¿ is determined to negotiate a trade-off with her father so he can let her go to school, the only escape route from the daily drudgery of her community. The book shows the resilience and endurance of the human spirit in overcoming adversity despite the injustice and tiresome tug-of-war between the powerful and the powerless.
Autorenporträt
Wanjir¿ Warama was born into a large peasant family in rural Kenya, where she grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. Educated in Kenya and the USA, she now writes biographical and historical books that enlighten, entertain, and inspire.She is a passionate philanthropist, especially in education. She has adopted Git¿ra Secondary and Git¿ra Primary schools in Kenya, where she helps with supplies and incidentals. Wanjir¿ never saw a library until she finished high school. Her dream is to sell enough books to help build a library for the two schools where children-just like in her youth-have never seen a library. Ms. Warama is a lifetime member of the Friends of the Library, the Rotary Club, and the San Diego Writers and Editors Guild. When she is not involved in the writing and production of her books, she enjoys walking, playing pickleball, socializing, or enjoying a meal with friends.She lives in California, USA.