Betsy Small
If you go you hurt.
If you hurt you feel.
If you feel, you’ll be connected forever.
Before Before
“A powerful commentary and memoir that challenge Western narratives of Sierra Leone.” –Kirkus Reviews
“In Sierra Leone, we have many sayings—Wan an bangul noh bah shake (It takes many bracelets on a wrist to make a beautiful sound) is an example. The stories and memories invoked in Before Before are illustrative of this core belief—that it takes many voices to tell a story. These chapters not only tell stories of Sierra Leone from a whole new perspective, but they weave an intersection between what people want to hear and what they may not yet understand.”