This book is thoughtful and engaging. Muhonja shakes up taken-for-granted theoretical conceptualizations of motherhood, womanhood, and girlhood, providing a unique contribution and developing new approaches to research, language, rituals, and economic realities in Kenya. Written with thought and conviction, this book will interest anyone engaged in motherhood, girlhood, and critical studies regarding women, family, and class in Kenya.

Tushabe wa Tushabe, Kansas State University

This work is an original and in-depth academic analysis of girlhood and womanhood in Kenya. Nothing like this has been written before. This work was made in Kenya for Kenya and the globe. Every woman will find a piece of herself in the book. It's a treat for feminists and gender scholars alike.

Jane Rarieya, Aga Khan University

This is groundbreaking work by an Afro Feminist. In addition to making a thoughtful intervention in sex/gender and popular culture discussions, it engages in this cultural critique from a location of experience using work by Africanists. The class analysis it contains will shape our reading of globality for years to come as will the language it contributes to the growing lexicon in the emerging field of girl studies. Muhonja has taken us on a particular turn in transnational, global and urban studies.

Betty Wambui, SUNY Oneanta