In a Strange Room was originally published as three travel memoirs in the Paris Review but was published as a … More
Tag: african
Book review: The Promise by Damon Galgut
The Swarts are a family of white South African farmers. The Promise tells their story from the 1980s onwards through … More
Audiobook review: In the Field by Jesse Loncraine, narrated by Adjoa Andoh
Sometimes you happen across a book that you feel should have had a lot of attention but somehow didn’t. In … More
Book review: The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut
Frank Eloff is a world-weary doctor in a remote South African hospital. His world is upturned when an idealistic young … More
Book review: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
My Sister, the Serial Killer features two archetypal sisters – the pretty one and the sensible one. Korede, a conscientious … More
Book review: Rosewater by Tade Thompson
I don’t read a massive amount of science fiction but Rosewater had an interesting premise. It’s set in a near-future … More
Book review: Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo
Yetide and her husband Akin are a middle-class couple living in Nigeria in the 1980s. He works in a bank, … More
Book review: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
Jende brings his wife Neni and their son to the US from Cameroon. They have high hopes for a better … More
Book review: The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives by Lola Shoneyin
Baba Segi is worried. His first three wives have had seven children between them but his fourth wife has yet … More