New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The story of Tashi, a tribal African woman who lives much of her adult life In North America. Although not a sequel to "The Color Purple" or "The Temple of my Familiar," Tashi was a barely glimpsed character there. Combining fact and fiction, this deals with the controversial issue of female genital mutilation and its effect on women. SIGNED on the title page. 286 pp. ISBN: 0-15-17315217.