Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat

Breath, Eyes, Memory
Author:
Edwidge Danticat
Language:
EN
Type:
Prose
Publish year:
1994
Follows a girl named Sophie Caco as she grows up in her home-country of Haiti. In Haiti, girls are taught to value their virginity like they value their life. That is why Sophie's mother has regular "testings" where she check's Sophie to see if she is still a virgin. Because of these "testings" Sophie grows up hating sex, and when she finally marries, she is reluctant to have sex with her husband.

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