Wayne Owino

"The Beaded Necklace" is an unforgettable story of stolen innocence. A young girl is thrust into the debasing culture of beading - where grown men "book" teen girls for sexual gratification by the act of putting necklaces on them. One young girl at first fulfils her cultural dictates dutifully - until she physically and mentally could not. What follows is burst of resistance, but all hope seems lost. Choices become few - until no options but total capitulation remain. Can a young girl win against centuries of cultural practice? "The Beaded Necklace" is a powerful story that you will read and never forget. Ever.