There are quite a number of writers in Africa, and since many people with African roots are curious about what life is like here, I suggest African literature as a remedy. So in this series, which comprises 8 awesome and detailed articles, we will consider some of the novels and (once in a while) literature by African writers. Hopefully they all prove to be to your taste. At … [Read more...]

RATINGS (For book 1): Goodreads: 3.72/5 (The average rating according to Goodreads for all books is: XXXXX) Amazon: 4.4/5 OVERVIEW: (Taken from Goodreads) The No.1 ladies' detective agency consists of one woman, the engaging and sassy Precious Ramotswe, who sets up shop in Gaborone, Botswana. This unlikely heroine specializes in missing husbands, wayward … [Read more...]

Ratings: Goodreads: 3.93/5 Overview: Mwambu will climb the mountain where he hopes to touch heaven, but his journey from naïve curiosity to adulthood will reveal unexpected contradictions as traditional values collide with western values. This is one of the many novels that portray African life in the post-colonial error, focusing on the Bagisu people of the eastern … [Read more...]

Ratings: Amazon: 4.3/5 Goodreads: 3.82/5 Overview: This book tells the moving story about the effects of the Mau Mau war on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and two brothers, Kamau and Njoroge, and the rest of the family must decide where their loyalties lie. Published in the … [Read more...]

Ratings: Amazon: 5/5 stars Goodreads: 2.74/5 Google books: 3/5 Overview: It is a story that mainly focuses on a single mother, Hend, who moves from her homeland, Egypt to Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn heights, Brooklyn along with her seven-year-old son. She does this to escape the emotional shackles of not only a failed marriage but also a restrictive family. So off … [Read more...]