Awards

• Winner of INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards / Foreword Reviews 2016 (United States)

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Author:   Roberta Laurie
Publisher:   University of Alberta Press
Imprint:   University of Alberta Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.800kg
ISBN:  

9781772120868

ISBN 10:   1772120863
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   20 October 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Abbreviations 1 | The Dream Becomes Reality Solstina 2 | The Warm Heart of Africa Lucita 3 | Education for All Shakira 4 | You Should Work Hard in School Agness 5 | I Should Be Buried Grace 6 | What It Means To Be an Orphan Chifundo 7 | Life in the Village Florence 8 | Canadians Educating African Girls Audrey 9 | A Trip to the Lake Chidothi 10 | The CEAG Girls Estel 11 | Growing Up Basimati 12 | Quietly, Malawi Begins to Starve Henry 13 | A Global Perspective Eunice 14 | The Dream Takes Shape Patience 15 | Atsikana Pa Ulendo Blandina 16 | A Moral Universe Notes Index

Reviews

#1 on the Edmonton Journal's Bestsellers list (Edmonton Nonfiction) for the week of November 27, 2015 The Edmonton Journal The Edmonton Journal

#1 on the Edmonton Journal's Bestsellers list (Edmonton Nonfiction) for the week of November 27, 2015 The Edmonton Journal The Edmonton Journal Roberta Laurie, a former Rotarian, has written a book that is both heart warming and sobering. On the one hand, we read about young women experiencing life changing educational success. On the other hand, we read about the challenges girls and women experience in rural Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world... [The book] portrays the development of a courageous, visionary leader... In addition, the book is rich with the history, culture, geography, and politics of Malawi. This material is deftly presented as the context for the development of [the school]... The emphasis on the stories of Memory, Christie, and the students move the narrative forward and capture and hold readers' interest. [Full article at http://bit.ly/1ZBUFAm] -- Dean Wood ClubRunner Most everyone has a place that inspires reflection and contentment: a Paris cafe, a salmon run on the Miramichi River, your grandmother's kitchen table. Roberta Laurie is an Alberta Rotarian who finds her place at a Malawian school for girls. The result is intriguing and joyful. Weaving A Malawi Sunrise never patronizes. Laurie is a delightful writer... Weaving A Malawi Sunrise is kind and eloquent, by turn angry and evocative... [Full article at https://www.blacklocks.ca/review-one-day-at-the-rotary-club] -- Holly Doan Blacklock's Reporter ...very highly recommended for academic library Contemporary African Studies reference collections... -- Julie Summers Reviewer's Bookwatch

Author Information

Roberta Laurie completed her master’s degree in Environmental Education and Communication at Royal Roads University. She is an instructor in the Bachelor of Communication Studies program at MacEwan University in Edmonton.

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