Tag: African literature
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Book Review – Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh
When Obiefuna’s father sees a brief, intimate moment between his teenage son and a boy apprenticed to the family, Obiefuna is sent away to a strict religious boarding school. Torn from his mother Uzoamaka’s side, with whom he has a close and loving relationship, and cast into a world of tough boys, each trying to…
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Book Review – Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Kambili and Jaja live a strict, regimented life within the walls of their affluent estate, under the iron rule of their highly religious father. A prominent and benevolent figure within the community, he is in many ways a force for good; but behind closed doors he wields a force of a different kind. When a…
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Book Review – The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I’ve loved everything I’ve read so far by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a writer who weaves captivating and compelling stories of great strength, populated by characters so vividly brought to life that we find ourselves really feeling with them. From the devastating effects of political and social unrest on everyday families to traditional religion and culture…
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Book Review – Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Fresh off listening to Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, which I loved, I downloaded the audiobook of Half of a Yellow Sun, which won her the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2007. This was also read by Adjoa Andoh, who read the last one so beautifully. Half of a Yellow Sun, set in 1960s Nigeria,…
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Book Review – Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a moving story of a love tested by time, distance and circumstance, but it’s also so much more than that. At 17 hours audio/around 400 pages, this is a sweeping and epic novel embodying so much and exploring so many themes; love, identity and personal evolution, the different relationships…
The Resting Willow 