RaveWorld Literature Today\"[The Barefoot Woman is] a great performance where language has the stage, where words are revered and carefully chosen ... The [book\'s] balance is kept through careful consideration of all the options of the displaced peoples living in the Tipoli homes. Words are presented, announced, and revealed as the author seems to whisper them to us through the lines ... This memoir opens the door to a simpler way of life that continues to resist displacement and genocide by raising pillars made out of homes, gardens, and the others in the community who make the fascinating rhythm of resistance absorb fear through creativity and hope.\
