If this book were a movie, it would draw tears from the coldest heart. From The Breaths Of Our Ancestors, is a tale of twowomen, partners in life, whom both must discover together a past they both would never have imagined. The author explores how damaging childhoods often serve as the swords and guns of enemies for the purpose of killing the will before the will discovers its destiny. But nothing can destroy thousands of years of African wisdom and this book proves just how true that is.