Where to start with this complex, unusual and gorgeously written novel that manages to convey the horrors of child marriage, of colonialism, and of patriarchal cultures, without eulogising or demonising the characters involved? It's quite a feat, and it made this book a deeply involving read. The place to start, I suppose, is the beginning, … Continue reading Lucy Mushita, Chinongwa (#BookReview)
Zimbabwean writers
Tsitsi Dangarembga, This mournable body (#BookReview)
Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga's This mournable body was my reading group's February book. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, it is Dangarembga's third novel, and is a sequel to Nervous conditions (1988) and The book of not (2006), neither of which I've read. These novels are written in English, the language of Dangarembga's schooling, though she … Continue reading Tsitsi Dangarembga, This mournable body (#BookReview)
Whispering Gums 