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Review: Homegoing

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Review: Midnight’s Children

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Review: The Nickel Boys

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Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

May 21, 2022 aminamakele

THE PLOT: ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid is about a reporter who writes a biography of a famous movie star. Evelyn Hugo is one of the world’s most beautiful women. Having made her big break in … Continue reading Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

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Review: The Salt Path

May 15, 2022 aminamakele

THE PLOT: ‘The Salt Path’ by Raynor Winn is a memoir about a married couple who walk the arduous 630-mile South West Coastal Path. Raynor and her husband, Moth, are in their fifties when they lose their beautiful farmhouse in Wales … Continue reading Review: The Salt Path

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Review: Nervous Conditions

May 6, 2022 aminamakele

THE PLOT: ‘Nervous Conditions’ by Tsitsi Dangarembga is a semi-autobiographical novel set in 60’s Zimbabwe. While the post-colonial country is still under white rule, Tambudzai lives in contented poverty; washing clothes in the river and cooking over a hearth. However, her … Continue reading Review: Nervous Conditions

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Review: Thin Girls

April 25, 2022 aminamakele

THE PLOT: ‘Thin Girls’ by Diana Clarke is a contemporary, literary novel about twins with contrasting eating disorders. Like most young women, Rose and Lily Winters have struggled with their bodies since childhood. But when Rose stops eating, Lily starts consuming … Continue reading Review: Thin Girls

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Review: Theatre of Marvels

April 22, 2022 aminamakele

THE PLOT: ‘Theatre of Marvels’ by Lianne Dillsworth is a historical novel about a mixed-race actress in Victorian London. Zillah has left the slums of St Giles to star as ‘The Great Amazonia’ – a savage from deepest, darkest Africa. However, … Continue reading Review: Theatre of Marvels

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Review: Hope & Glory

April 9, 2022 aminamakele

THE PLOT: ‘Hope & Glory’ by Jendella Benson is a contemporary coming-of-age novel about a British-Nigerian woman on a quest to uncover a family secret. When Glory arrives back in Peckham after the sudden death of her father, she finds her … Continue reading Review: Hope & Glory

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Review: Memphis

March 30, 2022 aminamakele

THE PLOT: ‘Memphis’ by Tara M. Stringfellow is a multi-generational family saga about Black women in the American South. There’s Hazel – the matriarch and grandmother whose story starts in 1937 as she finds and loses the love of her life. … Continue reading Review: Memphis

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Review: The Strangers of Braamfontein

March 25, 2022 aminamakele

THE PLOT: ‘The Strangers of Braamfontein’ by Onyeka Nwelue is a novel about illegal immigrants in South Africa. The principal character is Osas, a boy who has travelled from Edo State in Nigeria to Braamfontein in search of a better life. … Continue reading Review: The Strangers of Braamfontein

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Review: Cecily

March 20, 2022 aminamakele

THE PLOT: ‘Cecily’ by Annie Garthwaite is a historical novel set during the Wars of the Roses. It follows Cecily, Duchess of York, throughout her marriage to Richard of York – de facto heir to the English throne. Though Cecily’s mother … Continue reading Review: Cecily

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Southern African Authors

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 aminamakele

I’m currently reading a book set in South Africa so I thought this was the perfect time to share a list of books that I want to read by authors from Southern African countries. This is less varied than my … Continue reading Southern African Authors

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