![]() ![]() Clear metaphors abound as Forna tackles meaningful topics, including misogyny, patriarchal oppression, racism, colorism, prejudice, homophobia, and the gender binary. ![]() Only then can she uncover the truth to solve the enigma of her people’s history. Treachery and lies spread among the different sides, and the Nuru must persevere to find the angoro, the most powerful of Oteran artifacts. Deka pieces together information about the possible existence of Idugu, another god the mothers deny exists. As the land of Otera is being ravaged by war, a tyrannical “cleansing” is planned by the enemy to annihilate her blood sisters, the alaki, perceived as monsters and murdered for their valuable golden blood. Gr 8 Up–This book picks up six months after Deka has learned that she is Nuru, a powerful daughter of the goddesses she has just freed. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |