Monique and the Mango Rains by Kris Holloway

And that is just what this book is… an experience not to be missed. What a privilege to share a part of Monique’s life.įrom Kris’s words about Africa, to Monique’s time in America… you will want to experience this book. Kris Holloway brings a voice to this remarkable women and brings her story that otherwise would be unknown… to us, the lucky readers. Working for unheard of wages that are collected by her husband… this book is one that ripped at my heart. This is an accurate account of what life in West Africa was like for this incredible woman.ĭay to day Monique wakes early and works all day in the birthing house where she helps women with pregnancies, before the birth, during, and after. Yet, there is so much more information to this book them the friendship. The friendship that you witness develop between Kris Halloway and Monique is worth reading the book alone.

Monique's Home The Birthing House in Mali Following in Kris’ footsteps this book takes you through her two years she spent in the Peace Corps working with Monique, a midwife in Mali. Kris Holloway’s book was a book that fed this hunger for knowledge. I really enjoy reading about other countries and other cultures. In the course of this deeply personal narrative, as readers immerse themselves in the rhythms of West African village life, they come to know Monique as friend, mother, and inspired woman.įrom witnessing her first village birth to the night of Monique’s own tragic death, Kris Holloway draws on her first-person experiences in Mali, her graduate studies in maternal and child health, medical and clinic records, letters and journals, as well as conversations with Monique, her family, friends and colleagues, to give readers a unique view-and a friend in West Africa. Monique’s buoyant humor and willingness to defy tradition were uniquely hers. This book tells of her unquenchable passion to better the lives of women and children in the face of poverty, unhappy marriages, and endless backbreaking work. Monique Dembele saved lives and dispensed hope in a place where childbirth is a life-and-death matter. Monique and the Mango Rains is the compelling story of a rare friendship between a young Peace Corps volunteer and a midwife who became a legend.

Monique and the Mango Rains by Kris Holloway