Thelma Mafukidze

Saida's Bleed (Missed It, #1) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Saida's Bleed follows 13-year-old Saida, a talented rural netball player whose dreams stretch far beyond the cracked walls of her school. She is her village's hope, her mother's pride, and Mrs Gore's brightest star - destined for a scholarship that could lift her family out of poverty.

But on the morning of the most important trials of her life, Saida's period arrives - heavy, sudden, merciless.

Without a pad.

What begins as a normal school day spirals into a desperate battle for dignity. Saida runs from shop to shop, friend to friend, teacher to teacher, searching for just one pad that can allow her to play. But poverty has no mercy. Shame has no softness. And secrecy - the rule her mother taught her - traps her in silence.

Unable to find help, Saida resorts to using rolled paper in her underwear. But under the blazing sun and the eyes of the entire school, the paper tears. The pain peaks. Her dignity hangs by a thread. And her dream - the one opportunity she has waited for her whole life - crumbles in her hands.

Yet Saida's Bleed is more than a story of loss.

It is a story of mothers doing their best with nothing.

It is a story of teachers who fight for their students.

It is a story of girls who bleed in silence every month - and still show up.

It is a story about the invisible price of period poverty.

Through heartbreak and resilience, Saida discovers that poverty is not the shame - silence is. And from the ashes of her lost opportunity rises a movement: a promise to fight for menstrual dignity so no girl has to choose between her future and her period ever again.

Emotionally gripping, deeply human, and painfully real, Saida's Bleed is a call to action - a reminder that one pad, one moment of support, one gesture of dignity can change a girl's life forever.

Perfect for readers who care about: African storytelling, Women's empowerment, Social justice, Youth resilience, Period poverty awareness, Emotional, character-driven fiction.

Saida's Bleed is not just a book.

It is an awakening.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Thelma Mafukidze
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798232120405
• Artikelnr.: 76046617