Blogs in October 2020

Manchester Happened 2nd October 2020

An ambitious and assured collection of short stories from the internationally acclaimed author of Kintu If there’s one thing the characters in Jennifer Makumbi’s stories know, it’s how to field a question. ‘Let me buy you a cup of...

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The Queen of Katwe 2nd October 2020

PHIONA MUTESI sleeps in a decrepit shack with her mother and three siblings and struggles to find a single meal each day. Phiona has been out of school most of her life because her mother cannot afford it, so...

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The Sunlight Race 30th September 2020

Ben Carter is still plagued with grief two years after his fiancée was killed in a horrific terrorist attack in London. In a bid to help him move on, the team at his restaurant nominate him for The Sunlight...

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The Impenetrable Forest: My Gorilla Years in Uganda 28th September 2020

Lying in the remote hills of southwest Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest harbors elephants, chimpanzees, monkeys, and half the world’s population of endangered mountain gorillas. For two years, Thor Hanson called that forest home, working with local guides and trackers...

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First Kill Your Family: Child Soldiers of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army 28th September 2020

“Richard Opio has neither the look of a cold-blooded killer nor the heart of one. Yet as his mother and father lay on the ground with their hands tied, Richard used the blunt end of an ax to crush...

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