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Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read
My Parents' Marriage by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
A review of Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond’s remarkable debut My Parents’ Marriage.
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Rutendo Chichaya
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Words and Other Weapons by Thembe Khumalo
This is a review of Thembe Khumalo’s collection of essays and short stories, ‘Words and Other Weapons.’
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Rutendo Chichaya
5 min read
An Angel’s Demise by Sue Nyathi
This review explores Sue Nyathi's beautifully written and powerful book, An Angel's Demise.
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Rutendo Chichaya
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Drinking from Graveyard Wells by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu
This is a review of Yvette Lisa Ndlovu's debut collection of short stories 'Drinking from Graveyard Wells.’
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Rutendo Chichaya
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A Spell of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
A review of Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s latest offering about cultural expectations, economic decline, inequality and plummeting political greed.
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Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read
The Train House on Lobengula Street by Fatima Kara
A review of Fatima Kara’s heart-breaking debut book, The Train House on Lobengula Street.
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Rutendo Chichaya
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Die With Me by Hope Masike: A Review
This a book review of Zimbabwean poet and musician, Hope Masike's latest collection of horror poems 'Die With Me.'
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Rutendo Chichaya
5 min read
The Quality of Mercy by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
A review of Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu’s ‘The Quality of Mercy.’ An exceptional story, well written and fulfilling
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Rutendo Chichaya
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Appearances or Not by Audrey N. Chirenje
This is a review of Audrey N. Chirenje's romantic fiction book, 'Appearances or Not.'
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Rutendo Chichaya
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The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama
A review of Michelle Obama' latest offering The Light We Carry. Obama offers "a glimpse" tools she's used in her life journey so far.
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Rutendo Chichaya
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Black and Female by Tsitsi Dangarembga
"To be a feminist while black and female in Zimbabwe is to live at the epicentre of structural racism and a brutal militarised patriarchy...
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Rutendo Chichaya
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Tomorrow I Become A Woman by Aiwanose Odafen
“And I felt it again - that nameless thing that flowed between us. A puppet of the strings of invisible hands waiting for something to...
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Rutendo Chichaya
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3:15 am and Other Stories by Rudo D. M. Manyere
“Even after thirty odd years since our liaison came to an end, she still makes my heart flutter under my chest.” page 13 3:15am and Other...
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Rutendo Chichaya
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Just As I Am: A Memoir by Cicely Tyson and Michelle Burford
“I am not one to feel as if I have arrived, for even at age ninety-six, I am still arriving.” (Page 175) Last year I made a decision to...
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Rutendo Chichaya
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Ancestor Stones by Aminatta Forna
“Once I went to live among strangers and I learned what it was like to lose yourself. To feel the fragments flying off you. As if your...
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