num_pages: 176
description: Here is the life history of Berida Ndambuki, a Kenyan woman trader born in 1936, who speaks movingly of her experiences under the turbulences of late British colonialism and independence. A poverty survivor, Berida overcame patriarchal constraints to reclaim the rights to her labor, her body, and her spirit. She invokes a many-faceted picture of central Kenyan life in this compelling narrative.
language: English
title: We Only Come Here to Struggle: Stories from Berida's Life
titlecomplete: We Only Come Here to Struggle: Stories from Berida's Life
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 12
publisher: Indiana University Press