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The people of Ostrich Mountain

Title: The people of Ostrich Mountain / Ndirangu Githaiga.
Author: Githaiga, Ndirangu
Publication: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.

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Description

358 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"As the 1950s Mau Mau war breaks out in the foothills of Mt. Kenya, Wambũi, a fourteen-year-old girl leaves her besieged village to join a prestigious boarding school a half day's journey away by train. There, she becomes aware of her extraordinary mathematical abilities discovered by her teacher, Eileen Atwood. Initially, Wambũi views Eileen's attentions with suspicion and hostility, but over time, the two grow close and form a lifelong friendship. Unfortunately for Wambũi, the mid-twentieth century isn't ready for a female math prodigy, particularly in Kenya. But she quietly and defiantly takes on the obstacles seeking to define her, applying her unusual gifts in new directions, which ultimately benefits her impoverished family and inspires her siblings and their children to pursue their own dreams." --

Subject

Genre/Form

Fiction.

ISBN

9781735041704
173504170X

LCCN

2021315793

OCLC

on1268443908
SCSB-14512989

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library