What to read after Conversations?

In most Caribbean societies, speaking about menarche (the onset of menstruation), the menstrual phase (the fertile years), and menopause (the post-fertile years) is seen as a taboo. There are many whispers among the female folk – girls and their peers, mothers and aunts and grandmothers – on these issues. Some are informed. Others are not.

In this book, conversations: pieces of the truth, Dr Janice Imhoff has challenged these notions, and in her writings, she has laid bare what you need to know about these topics. Her style of call and response must be commended. Her book, as she describes it, is for anyone with a curious mind, and would therefore be of interest to both female and male readers alike.

American OB-GYN specialist Dr Larkins-Pettigrew cautions against reading into conversations “anything of a diagnostic tool”. However, she strongly advocates enjoying and embracing the book as a vehicle for self-reflection and empowerment through health literacy.

Naicelis Rozema, women’s rights advocate, applauds the author’s style of as being in the tradition of the “Socratic dialogues” where the author’s characters in conversations explore /declare their own self-understanding in the context of the author’s writings by telling their own stories about their individual experiences.