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Two surgeon brothers begin life in Ethiopia and face forbidden love, betrayal and murder in this enthralling saga that spans five decades and three continents.'A huge, rich, ambitious tapestry of a novel...tremendous' The Times'My brother, Shiva, and I...

**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021** A BBC RADIO 4 Book at Bedtime SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 1994 'A poetic and vividly conjured book about Africa and the brooding power of the unknown' Independent on Sunday 'Lingering...

'A compelling novel about the tragedy of corrupting power, set in post-independence Kenya... Ngugi writes with passion about every form, shape and colour which power can take' Sunday Times ...

**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021** LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2002 'One scarcely dares breathe while reading it for fear of breaking the enchantment' The Times _______________ On a late November afternoon Saleh Omar...

"Timeless, vivid and utterly essential." Fergal Keane, author of The Madness AN AWARD WINNING NOVEL FOLLOWING THREE GENERATIONS TORN APART BY THE TUTSI GENOCIDE Blanche returns to Rwanda after building a life in Bordeaux with her husband and young son,...

In the first years of Kenyan independence, three young women return to the East African highlands where they shared a carefree childhood. Hannah is struggling to preserve her heritage at Langani Farm, where a series of unexplained and violent attacks...

*Winner of the Orange Award for New Writers*'Entertaining, ambitious and packed with news from elsewhere, leavened by the precious optimism of youth. Don't miss it.' IndependentA powerful love story set in post-independence Zimbabwe as it slides towards...

By the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature 'There is a wonderful sardonic eloquence to this unnamed narrator's voice' Financial Times 'I don't think I've ever read a novel that is so convincingly and hauntingly sad about the loss of home'...

**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021** 'A careful and heartfelt exploration of the way memory inevitably consoles and disappoints us' Sunday Times 'Beautifully written and pleasurable ... The work of a maestro' Guardian 'An...

Fourteen years after independence, the enduring childhood friendship of three women has carried them through times of violence and loss in Kenya, their chosen homeland.Hannah Olsen and her husband Lars own Langani Farm and Safari Lodge where they...

'One of the greatest writers of our time' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Ngugi wa...

During their childhood years in the Kenya Highlands of the 1950s, three girls from vastly different backgrounds become blood sisters, promising that nothing will ever destroy the bond between them. But as they grow up love rivalries, broken promises and...

By the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature 'Demands to be read and reread, for its humour, generosity of spirit and clear-sighted vision' Evening Standard 'Gurnah zooms in on individual acts of violence ... and unexpected acts of...

The powerful debut from 2020 Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Shadow KingAddis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1974 - the eve of a revolution. Yonas kneels in his mother's prayer room, pleading to his god for an end to the violence that has wracked his family and...

By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 A searing tale of a young woman discovering her troubled family history and cultural past 'Gurnah writes with wonderful insight about family relationships and he folds in the layers of history...

The Kassims are a traditional Indian Muslim family, living in Southern Rhodesia in the 1950s and 60s, where they enjoy a wealth of new opportunities but are held down by white racism and are torn apart by their own changing values.Kulsum wants her...

One morning in Paris on the way to kindergarten, a little girl asks her father "Papa, why do you dance when you walk?" The question is innocent and serious. Why does her father limp, why can't he ride a bicycle or a scooter? Her father feels...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739590826Author A.B. KyazzeFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Humanity in the Landscape PublishingPublisher Humanity in the Landscape Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682358092Author Charles KisemboFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Strategic Book PublishingPublisher Strategic Book PublishingWeight(grams) 145g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781926716619Author Beatrice LamwakaFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint 8th House PublishingPublisher 8th House PublishingWeight(grams) 503gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798986000817Author Lucie ChihandaeFormat PaperbackPage Count 752Imprint 2sistars Media, LLCPublisher 2sistars Media, LLCWeight(grams) 1084g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593541890Author Abdulrazak GurnahFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 244g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593541999Author Abdulrazak GurnahFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 255g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593541975Author Abdulrazak GurnahFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 261g

Ripples in the Pool is a symbolic and powerful novel that delves into the tragedy and spiritual disconnection in rural Africa. Central characters, like Selina, a former prostitute, and Gikere, a hospital assistant, return to their village with...

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