Vuto - Softcover

A.J. Walkley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1939954037 ISBN 13: 9781939954039

Publisher: Rocket Science Productions, LLC, 2013

Synopsis

Vuto is only 17 when her third child dies, mere days after birth. Malawian tradition prevents men from considering a child their own until it has survived for two weeks. Frustrated at not being able to speak to her husband, Solomon, about all three of the children she's had to bury alone, Vuto forces him to acknowledge the dead baby. Her rejection of tradition causes Solomon and the village elders to banish Vuto from the only home she's ever known. She seeks refuge in the hut of U.S. Peace Corps volunteer Samantha Brennan, where Solomon discovers his wife has not left as she was told. When Solomon arrives in the night to attack Vuto, Samantha disregards her oath to remain uninvolved in village politics and interjects herself into the center of the conflict, defending Vuto and killing Solomon in the process. The women go on the run from Vuto's village and the Peace Corps, encountering physical, ethical and cultural struggles along the way.

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Review

In Vuto, A.J. Walkley has vividly captured the idealism of First World volunteers, as well as the cultural differences they encounter in the countries where they are placed, giving readers a rare glimpse into the issues that aid organizations are fraught with, but which rarely make it into the news. --Rex Pickett, author of Sideways and Sideways (the play)

Vuto is that rare combination of creative genius and personal knowledge so necessary for a reader to not only thoroughly enjoy, but also learn. Well done, Ms. Walkley! --Jeff Mudgett, author of Bloodstains

Walkley guides the reader along a path known only to a very few in the world. Her knowledge of the Malawian culture adds such depth to her words that it is hard to put this book down. Vuto is a truly gripping story a real treasure of a read. --Van Heerling, author of Malaika

Edition details

• Publisher: Rocket Science Productions, LLC
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1939954037
• ISBN 13: 9781939954039
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 317