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Early praise. . .
"Sometimes those who seek the truth must venture as far as humanly possible from all they consider home. Monique Schmidt
not only has made this journey but she has chronicled it with a rare blend of poetry, courage, insight, and honesty. Last
Moon Dancing takes us to Africa and shows us ourselves."
AIMEE LIU
author of Flash House,
former president, PEN USA
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More praise . . .
"Heart-wrenching, horrifying, funny, informative, tough and touching, Last Moon Dancing is a unique blending of autobiography
and poetry. The reader will not soon forget this 22 year-old midwesterner's account of her two years as a volunteer English
teacher living in an African community that, on the whole, would rather the Peace Corps had sent it a pump. It is a tribute
to her grit, determination and, above all, her sense of humor that she managed to win them over, losing her heart to them
in the process."
NANCY HARDIN
book editor; television & motion picture producer (Frida, Noriega).
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"In her remarkable book of laughter, sorrow and remembering, Monique Maria Schmidt exhibits an uncanny and unfailing
ability to upend our culturally determined suppositions about the Third World. Original, sly, hilarious, poignant, brave,
and loving, Last Moon Dancing can take a seat with the best in its class. A must read for everyone concerned about America's
role in the greater world."
MARNIE MUELLER
author of Green Fires,
The Climate of the Country,
and My Mother's Island.
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"Monique Maria Schmidt's Last Moon Dancing is a hilarious and deeply moving account of life in Benin, West Africa. With
it she joins the growing number of Peace Corps writers who are changing the face of American letters."
RICHARD WILEY
author of Soldier in Hiding (PEN Faulkner Award), Festival for Three Thousand Maidens,
and Ahmed's Revenge.
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