Monique and the Mango Rains is the compelling story of a rare friendship between a young Peace Corps volunteer
and a midwife who became a legend. Monique Dembele saved lives and dispensed hope in a place where childbirth is
a life-and-death matter. This book tells of her unquenchable passion to better the lives of women and children
in the face of poverty, unhappy marriages, and endless backbreaking work. Monique's buoyant humor and willingness
to defy tradition were uniquely hers. In the course of this deeply personal narrative, as readers immerse themselves
in the rhythms of West African village life, they come to know Monique as friend, mother, and inspired woman.