{"product_id":"the-sex-lives-of-african-women-self-discovery-freedom-and-healing-9781662650819","title":"The Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing","description":"\u003cb\u003eTouching, joyful, defiant -- and honest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, a best book of the year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA book like none you will have read before... With sensitivity, this book has facilitated astonishing breaking of silences. ... Sekyiamah has delivered an extraordinarily dynamic work, true to her own precept that 'Freedom is a constant state of being ... that we need to nurture and protect. Freedom is a safe home that one can return to over and over again.'\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Margaret Busby, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA conversation starter like \u003ci\u003eThree Women \u003c\/i\u003ebut centering the experiences of women of color: a mellifluous chorus celebrating the liberation, individuality, and joy of African women's multifaceted sexuality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThanks to her blog, \"Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women,\" Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah has spent decades talking openly and intimately to African women around the world about sex. For this book she spoke to over 30 African women across the globe while chronicling her own journey toward sexual freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe meet Yami, a pansexual Canadian of Malawian heritage, who describes negotiating the line between family dynamics and sexuality. There's Esther, a cis-gendered hetero woman studying in America, by way of Cameroun and Kenya, who talks of how a childhood rape has made her rebellious and estranged from her missionary parents. And Tsitsi, an HIV-positive Zimbabwean woman who is raising a healthy, HIV-free baby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross a queer community in Egypt, polyamorous life in Senegal, and a reflection on the intersection of religion and pleasure in Cameroun, Sekyiamah explores the many layers of love and desire, its expression, and how it forms who we are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these confessional pages, women control their own bodies and pleasure, and assert their sexual power. Capturing the rich tapestry of sex positivity, \u003ci\u003eThe Sex Lives of African Women \u003c\/i\u003eis a singular and subversive book that celebrates the liberation, individuality, and joy of African women's multifaceted sexuality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Astra House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662650819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574435913909,"sku":"9781662650819","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3b7065d8-bd50-4dc9-93c0-cf7a6cd69e83.jpg?v=1643694138","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-sex-lives-of-african-women-self-discovery-freedom-and-healing-9781662650819","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}