412 Pages
by
Routledge
412 Pages
by
Routledge
Married at twelve, then separated, divorced and widowed, Nisa is the mother of four children, none of whom survived. She is strong, capable of foraging on her own in one of the world's most hostile environments, not dependent on any man for her daily sustenance and ready to talk to anyone as her equal. Wise, full of humour at the absurdities of life and courageous in the face of its defeats, she... Read more
Earliest Memories * Family Life * Life in the Bush * Discovering Sex * Trial Marriages * Marriage * Wives and Co-Wives * First Birth * Motherhood and Loss * Change * Women and Men * Taking Lovers * A Healing Ritual * Further Losses * Growing Older * Epilogue *
Biography
Marjorie Shostak is an anthropoligist who lived for two years with the !Khung in the Kalahari desert.
