Saturday, 14 December 2013

A Flickering Flame of Hope: One Mother's Faith in the Future Sheds Light on the Bleak Reality of Modern Zambia

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The cover of “A Cowrie of Hope” states that the author, Binwell Sinyangwe, “captures the rhythms of a people whose poverty has not diminish...
Friday, 29 November 2013

OUT NOW!! "Reading the World Volume 1: A Global Journey Through Literature"

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Ironically, my literary tour of the world by reading books is now a book itself! I have now written up my travel experiences of my first...
Friday, 12 July 2013

Purple Hibiscus: Hope Blooms in a Bittersweet Tale of Nigeria

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Adichie’s debut novel is a thoroughly engaging and exquisitely crafted piece of work. As a first novel it is nothing short of astonishing. T...
Monday, 8 July 2013

An apology, an update and some exciting news....

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Firstly let me start with an apology. Whilst I have been regularly updating my website with my travel progress (and also revamping the desig...
Tuesday, 2 July 2013

Outside Looking In: Letters From Togo

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Susan Blake's essays — her “Letters from Togo” — are based on the letters she wrote to her friends from Lomé, the West African capital...
Tuesday, 4 June 2013

Murder in Ghana: An Ideal Marriage of Suspense and Location with the ‘Wife of the Gods’

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Kwei Quartey's compelling debut mystery, 'Wife of the Gods' , introduces Ghanian Detective Inspector Darko Dawson investigating ...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Growing up in the ‘Country of Men’: Libya under Colonel Gadaffi

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"In the Country of Men" is a novel set in Tripoli during the rule of Colonel Gadaffi. It is not however, primarily a political nov...