Daughter of the Leopard
True Stories from a Samburu Maasai Girlhood
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The captivating story of an extraordinary girlhood
Monique N. Leparleen and Ann Hendricks-Huang 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 both 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
with extraordinary people
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at an extraordinary time
