The Wisdom of Trauma
June 12, 2021
“Trauma is not the bad things that happened to you, but what happened inside you as a result of what happened to you.” … More The Wisdom of Trauma
Category: Recommended Authors and Books
Books and authors we’ve read and found stimulating, educative, life-changing, inspiring or just entertaining.
The Napolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante
May 30, 2021
The Neapolitan books are set somewhere in Italy, a poor neighborhood in Naples where violence and strife are so normalized everyone is conditioned to either not react to it or react with more violence. This neighborhood could be anywhere in the world, even in Nairobi. … More The Napolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante
The Book of Memory by Petina Gappah
May 15, 2021
This book was an impulse read as I am trying to read as many African writers as I can lay my hands on. Especially female writers. From it’s beginning in the impoverished, chaotic township of Mufakose, the book of memory is both entertaining and engaging. Memory, an albino child, feels isolated, stared at, feared, misunderstood … More The Book of Memory by Petina Gappah
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