Reese’s Reviews > Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years With a Midwife in Mali > Status Update

"Death here was not quarantined, something that only took place in slaughterhouses and hospitals, that only occasionally escaped in the form of car accidents. It was in every home, all the time. And for a person to have lived this long, in a place where life is frequently cut short, it was truly something to celebrate" (67)