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Grief is personal and unpredictable; no two people experience it the same way, and yet, each person that comes out the other side is transformed by their experience of loss and redemption.

This mythical tale--a sequel to Barnes' Great Sky Woman--is set in Africa in 28,000 B.C. and follows a tribal leader who must find a new land for her people.

In prehistoric times, Mount Kilamanjaro is known as Great Sky Mountain to the peace-loving Ibandi people.