01959cam a2200337 4500 450617545 TxAuBib 20210104120000.0 170929s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017956559 9781617755750 HRD 27.95 1617755753 HRD 27.95 TxAuBib McFadden, Bernice L. Praise song for the butterflies [BOOK] / by Bernice L. McFadden. Brooklyn, New York : Akashic Books, [2018] ©2018. 244 pages ; 22 cm. "Author of The Book of Harlan. A novel"--Cover. "This novel appeared in an earlier form as an e-book in 2009 under the title My name is butterfly."--Title page verso. "Abeo Kata, a young woman must learn to love and trust again after experiencing the brutality of ritual servitude in West Africa."--Provided by publisher. As the privileged nine-year-old daughter of a West African government employee and stay-at-home mother, Abeo Kata lives a comfortable, happy life. Then Abeo's father, following his mother's advice, places the girl in a religious shrine, hoping that the sacrifice of his daughter will serve as atonement for the crimes of his ancestors. Unspeakable acts befall Abeo for the fifteen years she is held in the shrine. When she is finally rescued, broken and battered, she must struggle to overcome her past, endurethe revelation of family secrets, and learn to trust and love again. -- adapted from back cover. 20210104. Families Fiction. Family secrets Fiction. Enslaved children Ghana Fiction. Courage Fiction. Self-actualization (Psychology) Fiction. Abused children Ghana Fiction. Ghana Fiction.