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We meant well : a novel
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Fic Has
Authors
Hasan, Erum Shazia
Subjects
Villages--Fiction.
Orphanages--Fiction.
Charities--Fiction.
Humanitarian aid workers.--Fiction.
Married women--Fiction.
Scandals--Fiction.
Truthfulness and falsehood--Fiction.
Africa--Fiction.
Language
English
Published
Toronto, ON : ECW Press, 2023.
Publication Desc
261 pages ;
ISBN
9781770416659
(softcover)
Target Audience
Adult
Dimensions
22 cm.
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A propulsive debut that grapples with timely questions about what it means to be charitable, who deserves what, and who gets the power to decide It's the middle of the night in Los Angeles when Maya, a married mother of one, receives the phone call. Her colleague Marc has been accused of assaulting a local girl in Likanni, where they operate a charitable orphanage. Can she get on the next flight? When Maya arrives, protesters surround the compound. The accuser is Lele, her former protégé and the chief's daughter. There are no witnesses, no proof of any crime. What happened that night? And what will happen to the orphanage if this becomes a scandal? Caught between Marc and Lele, the charity and the villagers, her marriage and new temptations, and between worlds, Maya lives the secret contradictions of the aid worker: there to serve the most deprived, but ultimately there to govern. As Maya feels the pleasures, freedoms, and humanity of life in Likanni, she recognizes that her American life is inextricably woven into this violent reality -- and that dishonesty in one place affects the realities in another.
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