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Patchwork
Patchwork | Ellen Banda-Aaku
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Everyone calls me Pumpkin. Firstly, because I was a fat, chubby-cheeked baby. And, secondly, because when Ma was pregnant with me, no matter how much pumpkin she ate, she just couldn't get enough ...'. Lusaka. 1978. Pumpkin is nine years old. Her fashionable mother is the queen of Tudu Court, but underneath the veneer of respectability that her father's money provides lies a secret that threatens their whole world - the tall, elegant Totela Ponga is a drunk. And when Pumpkin's father - the wealthy businessman JS - discovers her mother's alcoholism it sets in motion a chain of events that come to define the rest of her life. Weaving together the stories of three generations of women, this novel is a patchwork of love, jealousy and human frailty set against a backdrop of war and political ambition. It is a remarkable journey that takes us deep into the heart of a family both fractured and bound together by their love for one man.
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AnneCecilie
Patchwork | Ellen Banda-Aaku
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Mehso-so

Lusaka, Zambia 1978: 9 year old Pumpkin is living with her mother. Her rich father is living with his wife and sons. When he one day finds out that Pumpkin‘s mother drinks too much, he takes Pumpkin home with him. This will change Pumpkin and her mother.

I find it hard to rate this book and figure out what I feel about, since I didn‘t connect with the writing and wasn‘t pulled into the story. So I guess that‘s why it‘s a so-so.

#foodandlit

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AnneCecilie
Patchwork | Ellen Banda-Aaku
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#BookReport

I continued reading The Warmth of Other Suns #OtherSuns and started Chronicles of Avonlea #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

I finished 304 Days and Diary of a Young Naturalist. I read Patchwork and to two picture books for kids.

Cinfhen Our bookclub decided to make Warmth of other suns are summer read - we take a break July & August and meet back first week of September to discuss our summer read. So I‘ll be going through the thread on Litsy as I read 3y
AnneCecilie @Cinfhen I hope you love it as much as me. The way Wilkerson write makes everything so powerful. 3y
Cinfhen Thanks, it‘s not coming up for awhile but I‘m still looking forward to reading it🤓 3y
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AnneCecilie
Patchwork | Ellen Banda-Aaku
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#WeeklyForecast

Continue reading The Warmth of Other Suns #OtherSuns and start Chronicles of Avonlea #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

I want to finish both 304 Days and Diary of a Naturalist, read Patchwork and hopefully read two picture books for kids

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Kathrin
Patchwork | Ellen Banda-Aaku
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Patchwork follows the life of "Pumpkin" first when she was around nine and then in the second part in her early 30s. The book describes a childhood that had this girl stranded between the worlds of her rich dad whose illegitimate child she was and her alcoholic mother. The story also covers, how some hurt that happened in the past can have wide reaching impacts in the life of people and their families. #readaroundtheworldbookclub

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beaconhillbooks
Patchwork | Ellen Banda-Aaku
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Mehso-so

Our #readaroundtheworld pick this month was Patchwork taking place in Zambia. Overall I‘m glad I read this story. It just felt chopped up unnecessarily which is all I want to say so I don‘t spoil anything. I will definitely be thinking of it over the next few days.

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beaconhillbooks
Patchwork | Ellen Banda-Aaku
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#currentlyreading this month‘s #readaroundtheworld book club book, Patchwork.
Book club feature‘s women authors from around the world in translation.
The book club helps me read more diversely and I love that. #womenintranslation

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