Blogs in October 2021

The Dragonfly Sea 1st October 2021

‘One of the most unforgettable books I have read in the last few years… What a writer! What a thinker! What a woman!’ Fiammetta Rocco From the award-winning author of Dust comes a magical, sea-saturated, coming-of-age novel that transports...

Read More 

The Perfect Nine 1st April 2021

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE A dazzling, genre-defying novel in verse, full of trial and sacrifice, The Perfect Nine is a glorious epic about the founding of Kenya’s Gikuyu people and the ideals of beauty, courage and...

Read More 

Love and Death Among the Cheetahs 2nd February 2021

Royal Spyness Mystery 13 Georgie is excited when Darcy announces out of the blue that they are flying to Kenya for their extended honeymoon. It is only after they arrive that she suspects he has actually been sent there...

Read More 

City of Saints & Thieves 5th December 2020

The Hunger Games meets The Thief Lord in this enthralling murder mystery set in Kenya. In the shadows of Sangui City, a street-thief called Tina patiently plots her revenge. Her mother has been shot dead at the home of...

Read More 

Handa’s Surprise 5th December 2020

In this picture book classic, a delightful surprise colourfully unfolds when a little girl called Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend. A modern classic named one of the best culturally diverse picture...

Read More