Kona: Stories Of Love by Fatou N'Diaye

Love is a quality which is constantly sought for, from family, friends and strangers. In this book the three stories speak of love, and the search by females (human and insect) to understand the meaning of their lives, and the direction they should take. In Kona the young woman recognizes her difference, her emotions and her need for friendship. In Man, the Bee there is a similar story: the search for love, the expression of it and the denial of the female's right to speak freely. In Mans there is the situation of the female whose help when her husband falls ill is misused by him on recovery. He then allows her to do all the work until she dies.