Book of SEcrets by M G Vasaanji
... In the novel The Book of Secrets by M.G. ... Each of these stages of the trinity happen chronologically in three parts of the book that will be referred to as The Marriage, The Child, and The Loss. The Marriage occurs near the beginning of the book when Pipa and Mariamu first meet. At this stage in the book Mariamu is the representation of the virgin and helps Pipa to learn the lesson of sensible actions. ... In this book. ... The Child occurs about halfway through the book when Pipa is reunited with his estranged son named Aku with whom he eventually learns tenderness. ... In conclusion, the character Pipa in M.G. Vassanji’s The Book of Secrets learns of sensibility, tenderness, and pain with help from Mariamu, the archetypal female trinity.