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The captivating story of an extraordinary girlhood

Monique N. Leparleen and Ann Hendricks collaborated to share the story of Monique’s childhood in Kenya’s remote Samburu tribe. Born to her clan’s first-educated man, PK Leparleen, she lived a lifestyle both ancient and modern, in the luminous western highlands. Tradition was something that enriched her, and that she had to fight desperately.

For those interested in memoir and autofiction, childhood stories, animals and nature, life in cultures before electricity, farm life, Kenya and the Maasai/Samburu, postcolonial settings, the conflict between ancient and modern, and those interested in the global lives of girls and women who want to choose their own futures. Ages 14+: mature themes. We hope to complete adapted stories for younger readers soon!

in an extraordinary place

Public Domain Pictures, CC0
Vishva Patel, Pexels free-to-use license
Weldon Kennedy, CC BY 2.0

with extraordinary people

Samburu Krijgers, Collectie Wereldmuseum (v/h Tropenmuseum), part of the National Museum of World Cultures, CC BY S-A 3.0 . Morans: warriors.
Leparleen family photo
Eric Hunsperger, CC BY 2.0

at an extraordinary time

Weldon Kennedy, CC BY 2.0 Lion prints and vehicle tread.

A time of great change: when modernity was just creeping its edge toward the heart of the ancient ways. Life suddenly became constant tension and negotiation between traditional expectations and modern possibilities: especially for women and girls.

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