A Disobedient Girl by Ru Freeman is a story of women, servitude, love and betrayal, desire, class, prejudice, fate, tragedy, the human spirit and how entire families can change course with just one decision.
Two stories are told in this book. One of Latha, who’s story spans several decades from her childhood to adulthood. She has [...]
I was drawn to Wife of the Gods, An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery by Kwei Quartey for the cover alone. I just love how African it feels.
Wife of the Gods is a whodunit murder mystery and in full honesty if the book wasn’t set in Africa without its many African themes and traditions [...]
Wow.
Do not let this unassuming cover fool you. 14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy in collaboration with Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah and illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez is a purely stunning picture book. When I finished reading the author’s note at the end, I had tears rolling down my cheeks. It’s a book that I [...]
Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully by Julianne Moore and illlustrated by LeUyen Pham is a cute little book. I haven’t read the other book in the series Freckleface Strawberry but I think it’s worth seeking out after reading The Dodgeball Bully.
On days that her family leaves to work early, Freckleface Strawberry (the same nickname [...]
Yesterday I reviewed the book The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris, a new book that takes place during the Sierra Leone civil war as a journalist investigates the murder of his past girlfriend. In my review, I said the book had “a great storyline, believable characters, and set against a volatile background of war, greed, [...]
