Maryvonne Fent’s The 35₵ Dowry highlights the difficult childhood of Minouche, a young French girl whose early life was shrouded in violence, abuse, poverty and undying love for her mother. Minouche dreams of travel, education, and love, which all seemed just slightly out of reach...

Mango Blood by Maryvonne Fent is the historical fiction sequel to Fent's novel, The 35-cent Dowry, and picks up where the previous book left off. For those who have not read the first book, the main protagonist is Minouche, a young Frenchwoman, who married her...