"I wish I am a man, but I am not, so I do the next thing I can do. I marry a man." Genre: Fiction Published: 4th February, 2020 Pages: 312 Rate: 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Get a copy: Textbookcentre Goodreads Synopsis A powerful, emotional debut novel told in the unforgettable voice of a young Nigerian woman… Continue reading Review: The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Daré
Tag: AfricanLiterature
Review: The Havoc of Choice by Wanjiru Koinange
"You mustn't appear nervous; fear and doubt are read the exact same way." Genre: Fiction Published: 2019 Publisher: Book Bunk Pages: 364 Rate: 4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis 2007, Kenya Long held captive by her father’s shadow of corruption, Kavata has spent her life suffocated by political machinations. When her husband decides to run in the… Continue reading Review: The Havoc of Choice by Wanjiru Koinange
Review: The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"In her life, her childhood, you snatched the food up, whatever it was, and ate it." Genre: Fiction, short story Pages: 218 Published: 1st September, 2009 Rate: 3.5 Goodreads Synopsis The stories in this collection from Orange-Prize winner Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie straddle the cultures of Nigeria and the West. Her characters battle with the responsibilities… Continue reading Review: The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Review: What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah
“He does not yet wonder where she gets this, this streak of fire. He only knows that it keeps the wolves of the world at bay and he must never let it die out.” Genre: Fiction, African Literature Pages: 240 Rate: 3 stars Goodreads Synopsis 'When Enebeli Okwara sent his girl out in the world, he did not… Continue reading Review: What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah
Review: The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives by Lola Shoneyin
"Nothing in this world is free, let alone a woman." Genre: Fiction Published: 29th June, 2010. Pages: 245 Rate: 4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis To the dismay of her ambitious mother, Bolanle marries into a polygamous family, where she is the fourth wife of a rich, rotund patriarch, Baba Segi. She is a graduate and therefore… Continue reading Review: The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives by Lola Shoneyin