Africa: Top 3 anticipated books before 2019 ends
Mona Eltahawy: ‘The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls’ Eltahawy’s second book is an essential addition to the dialogue surrounding the #MeToo movement. Balancing her personal stories with those of other activists and ordinary women around the world – from South Africa to China, Nigeria to India, Bosnia to Egypt, Eltahawy’s has crafted another […]
Mona Eltahawy: ‘The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls’
Eltahawy’s second book is an essential addition to the dialogue surrounding the #MeToo movement. Balancing her personal stories with those of other activists and ordinary women around the world – from South Africa to China, Nigeria to India, Bosnia to Egypt, Eltahawy’s has crafted another must read story. Rather than teaching women and girls to survive the poisonous system they have found themselves in, Eltahawy arms them to dismantle it. Brilliant, bold, and energetic, ‘The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls,’ is a manifesto for all feminists in the fight against patriarchy and it is bound to be a hit. It’s coming out on September 17.
Edna O’Brien: ‘Girl’
While this novel is technically not by an African author but it’s made its way onto the list because it’s set in Nigeria. Girl is a haunting fictional portrait of a young woman’s experience being kidnapped by Boko Haram and the horrors she faced during her abduction. In chronicling her protagonist’s attempt to flee the starvation, sexual violence and psychological trauma she suffered, O’Brien crafts a grueling survival story and examines its chilling aftermath. The novel will be out on October 15 and it’s definitely worth keeping an eye out for.
Tomi Adeyemi: ‘Children of Virtue and Vengeance’
About a year ago, Tomi Adeyemi announced that she will be releasing the sequel to her critically acclaimed debut novel, ‘Children of Blood and Bone.’ The sequel which is ‘Children of Virtue and Vengeance’ was set to come out in June but was postponed by the author. Adeyemi took to twitter earlier this year to say the June 4 release date was unrealistic for her and her team. She announced the new release date which is December 3rd, 2019. If the book’s prequel is anything to go by, then readers are truly in for a ride.