Heart of the Sahel - Djaïli Amadou Amal

Faydé lives in a village in the heart of the mountains, in the far north of Cameroon. A life suspended in the drought and the attacks of Boko Haram, from which she dreams of escaping. While her family struggles to feed itself, the teenager decides to leave for Maroua, the nearest town, where she will be a domestic. Like her peers, she will have to get used to her new condition, urban and difficult. But, despite the class contempt, the mistreatment and the violence of men, she will also discover friendship, literature, hope... In a society where her destiny seems predetermined, will Faydé manage to find her way to freedom? Through the lives not of the "Impatientes" but of their domestics, Djaïli Amadou Amal has written a moving novel and reaffirms, stronger than ever, his commitment against the injustices done to women.
 288 pages
 Author: Djaïli Amadou Amal