Things Fall Apart
Title: Things Fall Apart Author: Chinua Achebe Genres: African Fiction Summary (from publisher): Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man’s futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political and religious forces and his despair as…
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Title: The Miseducation of Cameron Post Author: Emily M. Danforth Genres: LGBTQ+ Fiction Summary (from publisher): When Cameron Post’s parents die suddenly in a car crash, her shocking first thought is relief. Relief they’ll never know that, hours earlier, she had been kissing a girl.But that relief doesn’t last, and Cam is forced to move…
The Shadow King
Title: The Shadow King Author: Maaza Mengiste Genres: African Fiction Summary (from publisher): Set during Mussolini’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The Shadow King takes us back to the first real conflict of World War II, casting light on the women soldiers who were left out of the historical record. Tea/Coffee: Gobena Coffee
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