Blogs in July 2019

Dust 27th July 2019

Kenya, 2007. Odidi Oganda, running for his life, is gunned down in the streets of Nairobi. His sister, Ajany, and their father bring his body back home, to a crumbling colonial house in northern Kenya. But the peace they...

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Kill Me Quick 6th July 2019

Meja and Maina arrive in the city confident their high school diplomas will lead to employment and a better life. However, they are unable to find jobs and end up living in the streets, among other unemployed and homeless...

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Death in Kenya 6th July 2019

The Mau Mau terrorist uprising is now over, but when Victoria joins her family on their beautiful Rift Valley estate, the horrors continue. What began as the malicious persecution of a poltergeist has ended in brutal murder. In the...

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A Grain of Wheat 4th July 2019

A masterly story of myth, rebellion, love, friendship and betrayal from one of Africa’s great writers, Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s A Grain of Wheat includes an introduction by Abdulrazak Gurnah, author of By the Sea, in Penguin Modern Classics. It...

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Yellow Room 26th October 2018

Haunted by a tragic childhood accident, Chala’s whole life has been moulded by guilt and secrets. After the death of the stepfather she adored, Chala is thrown into turmoil once again. Volunteering in Kenya seems to offer an escape,...

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