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TITLE: A Body Made for Sin AUTHOR: Alexander Nderitu PUBLISHER: Self REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa AVAILABILITY: Nuria Bookstore Real is how I would describe this collection. A Body Made for Sin is a carefully put together collection of ten stories based in Africa. Although most of the stories are based in Kenya, they would have well […]
TITLE: Best Before ‘09 AUTHOR: Sharon Gwada PUBLISHER: Self REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa AVAILIBITY: Nuria Bookstore ‘There are two endings in life…; the ending you want and the ending you get’ Grief is that thing people tell you to handle. That time will heal all wounds. Grief is that thing we all experience at some point […]
TITLE: Whispers from Vera AUTHOR: Goretti Kyomuhendo PUBLISHER: Africa Writers Trust REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa AVAILABILITY: Nuria and Cheche Bookstores Whispers from Vera is a well-crafted, breezy story, brilliantly told by Goretti Kyomuhendo. Told in your best friend, casual tone voice, the story tells the life of Vera, a 29-year-old woman trying to find love in […]
TITLE: My Life in Prison AUTHOR: John Kiriamiti PUBLISHER: East African Educational Publishers REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa Following the sensation that was My Life in Crime, My Life in Prison tells the horror that was prison life for Jack Zollo, the writer of the two books. Fortunately, prison life is the kind of life most people […]
TITLE: Hop Skip and Jump AUTHOR: Scholar V. Akinyi PUBLISHER: Self AVAILABILITY: Nuria Bookstore and Cheche Bookshop REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa Hop, Skip, and Jump is a story based on the 2007/8 Post-Election Violence (PEV) in Kenya. Told by three children, Bobo, John, and Vena, it explores the horror that happened after the elections and how […]
TITLES: Should I? and How Much AUTHOR: Florence Bett REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa AVAILABILITY: Nuria Book Store If you ask most people about money and investments, you will likely realise that they are clueless about what they are doing and what is going on. If you ask about inflation and investments, most people will fumble, trying […]
TITLE: CONFESSIONS OF NAIROBI MEN AUTHOR: Joan Thatiah REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa AVAILABILITY: Nuria Bookstore After Confessions of Nairobi Women book 1 and 2, Confessions of Nairobi Men is a breath of fresh air. Finally, we are getting something from the men who are always closed up, afraid to let the world see where it hurts. […]
TITLE: Old Money AUTHOR: Charles Chanchori PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa Old Money by Charles Chanchori slowly brings you in, wraps its hands on your throat, grips you and does not let you go until the end where it lets you down slowly, heaving and coughing as you try to crawl back into […]
TITLE: Confessions of Nairobi Women Book Two AUTHOR: Joan Thatiah REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa There’s something about secrets and confessions that makes everyone’s ears perk up, listen a little harder and be more curious. That is what Joan Thatiah’s books do. They make you crave what is inside the pages. They make you pay attention Confessions […]
TITLE: The Graceless Fall of Robert Mugabe AUTHOR: Geoffrey Nyarota PUBLISHER: Penguin REVIEWER: Scholastica Moraa Like most people, I have always wondered what happened to Zimbabwe. What led to one man holding on to power for so long? I have always wondered if there wasn’t a better person to lead Zimbabwe. Through Geoffrey Nyarota’s book […]