The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Daré: Unforgettable
The Girl With The Louding Voice is a powerful debut novel about the plight of forced marriages and domestic slavery in Nigeria, told through the eyes of an unforgettable young girl
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African authors
Disgrace by J M Coetzee : Darkness in new South Africa
If ever proof was needed that it’s possible to have a thoroughly distasteful and objectionable protagonist and yet be totally
Read moreHeart-rending Homage To A Devoted Mother [review]
The Barefoot Woman by Scholastique Mukasonga Scholastique Mukasonga’s parents and siblings were victims of the hatred directed towards members of
Read moreNo snowflakes in the torture chamber
‘We don’t want to hear it’ is a cry shared by over-sensitive souls and despots In these days of hurt
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The Whale Caller by Zakes Mda [bookreview]
The world of literature abounds with tales of love triangles but I’ve never before come across one involving rivalry for
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