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Book Review

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: Sankofa

June 3, 2021 aminamakele

THE PLOT: Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo is about a lonely, middle-aged mixed-race woman. Raised by her white mother in England, Anna Bain has never known her black father. When her mother dies, Anna discovers her father’s old diaries and learns that … Continue reading Review: Sankofa

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Review: Love In Colour

April 3, 2021 aminamakele

THE PLOT: Love In Colour by Bolu Babalola is a collection of short stories based on ancient myths from different cultures. From Thisbe and Pyramus (Mesopotamia) to Psyche and Eros (Ancient Greece), each story centres the female character and places … Continue reading Review: Love In Colour

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Review: An Ordinary Wonder

March 23, 2021 aminamakele

THE PLOT: Set in Nigeria in the 1990’s, An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon is about an intersex twin who is forced to live life as a boy, despite knowing he is meant to be a girl. Since Otolorin’s birth, … Continue reading Review: An Ordinary Wonder

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