Praise Song For The Butterflies A young girl tries to

A young girl tries to spell out the strange words her parents fight with

and privilege that threatens to consume her

An incisive novel laying bare the contradictory societal response to gender

She feels an inexplicable pull towards this mysterious female

A chance encounter with people from her past

Praise Song For The Butterflies A young girl tries toLonglisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019, a powerful, well researched, fictional account exploring the trokosi tradition for the curious and the open minded. Abeo Kata lives a comfortable, happy life in West Africa as the privileged nine year old daughter of a government employee and stay at home mother. But when the Katas' idyllic lifestyle takes a turn for the worse, Abeo's father, following his mother's advice, places the girl in a