My Name is Butterfly

By Bernice McFadden
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Published: May 02, 2012
Words: 49,584 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476046259

Short description

In the tradition of Chris Cleave's, "Little Bee" and Sapphire's "Push" - My Name is Butterfly is a contemporary story that offers an eye opening account into the practice of ritual servitude in West Africa.

Extended description

In the tradition of Chris Cleave's, "Little Bee" and
Sapphire's "Push" - My Name is Butterfly is a contemporary story that offers an eye opening
account into the practice of ritual servitude in West Africa.

A young Abebe "Butterfly" Tsikata experiences plenty of joy in Ghana as the privileged daughter of a government employee and stay at home mother. (Read more) In the tradition of Chris Cleave's, "Little Bee" and
Sapphire's "Push" - My Name is Butterfly is a contemporary story that offers an eye opening
account into the practice of ritual servitude in West Africa.

A young Abebe "Butterfly" Tsikata experiences plenty of joy in Ghana as the privileged daughter of a government employee and stay at home mother.

The love that her parents and extended family lavish on her has no bounds.

When the Tsikata's idyllic life style begins to take a turn for the worse,
Abebe's father places the nine-year-old Abebe in a shrine, hoping that the
sacrifice of his daughter will serve as religious atonement for the crimes
of his ancestors.

Unspeakable acts befall Abebe for the fifteen years she is enslaved.

When Abebe is finally released back into the world she is a grown woman and finds herself not only grappling with the newness of Ghana, but also thefast-paced world of New York. Abebe is emotionally and physically bankrupt.

She fights to overcome her past, endure familial secrets as she learns to love and trust again.

Spanning decades and two continents, My Name Is Butterfly will break and
heal your heart ...
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Tags

women, africa, ghana, sapphire, little bee, chris cleave, trokosi, female servitude

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