All she longs for is her father's love. Kondi, a 12-year-old Malawian girl, is sure her father, Bambo, doesn't love her. He seems to care more about the secret brown envelope he carries with him everywhere than his own daughter. She's convinced things will improve, though, when her mother's baby arrives. Then one night Bambo beats Mai in a drunken rage, and neighbors rush her off to the hospital. Will Mai and the baby live? Will Kondi be sold off by her uncle Kakama to a rich man to be his third wife? And what could possibly be in Bambo's brown envelope? The secrets are about to be revealed....

Kondi is on the move Waving longingly to her friends as she rides toward her new home on the back of the ox cart, Kondi already misses her best friend, Ulemu. What if she doesn't make any friends in her new town? Fear makes her heart beat like a drum Once settled, though, Kondi gets the shivers when she discovers someone spying on her family. And her new teacher is up to no good and caught Kondi overhearing his plans Now she just might be in danger . Will God hear her prayers and intervene on her behalf? Will she ever find the joy she's longing for? Take a journey with Kondi as she...