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Kana Kairu ( the dark child) : (Record no. 494147)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789914508352
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency Kenya National Library Service
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 791.43028092 GIT
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Gitachu, Lydiah
Relator term author
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Kana Kairu ( the dark child) :
Remainder of title an autobiography /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Lydiah Gitachu
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 301 pages
Dimensions 21 cm
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. For a child who seemed destined to fail, things turned quite differently. With confusion over her actual birth date leading to years of celebrating the wrong day- and several attempts at suicide, along with constant hunger and overwhelming shame due to an uncontrollable bladder, Lydiah Gitachu grew up to become a beloved household name.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Gitachu, Lydiah—Biography.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Actresses—Kenya—Biography.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Abandoned children—Kenya—Biography.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Suicide—Attempted—Personal narratives.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Women entertainers—Kenya—Biography.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Resilience (Personality trait)—Personal narratives.
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  Dewey Decimal Classification     Preservation, Conservation & Publication Acquisition, Cataloguing, Classification and Distribution Development 08/20/2026 3000.00   791.43028092 GIT B237136 08/20/2026 08/20/2026 Books
  Dewey Decimal Classification     Preservation, Conservation & Publication Acquisition, Cataloguing, Classification and Distribution Development 08/20/2026 3000.00   791.43028092 GIT B237137 08/20/2026 08/20/2026 Books

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