Aya
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Aya lives in the Ivory Coast in the late 1970s, before civil war decimated the country. This is a view of African life not often shown in contemporary fiction--an Africa not unlike the West, told through the eyes of three girlfriends deciding between marriage, men and career.
Age Level: Young Adult