Welcome to Litsy!

Not told in a “standard” western style, it is a story of women‘s relationships, centered on Esi Sekyi – her first marriage to smothering husband Oko, her second polygamous marriage to Ali, and her lifelong friendship with Opokuya. The theme of changes is augmented with glimpses of Opokuya‘s and Ali‘s marriages. Each relationship blends tradition and modernity, none entirely successfully. But it portrays the possibilities for modern African women.

Almost a year after the first case, Dr Philip Taiwo is asked by his sister to investigate the disappearance of a pastor's wife.

As with the first book, this is not an action-packed pacy thriller, it's a slow build look at the moral decay that can hide below the polished surface. The storyline deals with the 'mega-churches', racism, corruption & the proverbial 'wolves in sheep's clothing'. (continued)

https://youtu.be/lDu_cUSDY44?si=5xJvd9v4dAGN4U9K

A playlist of all episodes in the Bite-sized Book Chat series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQdBH5V0Zb9q-2ujl4PY8nhf

Chat #1: with Freddie from Malaysia

The Concubine by Elechi Amadi

Chat #2: with Christie from New Brunswick
Christie‘s blog: https://theludicreader.com
@TheLudicReader

Zennor In Darkness by Helen Dunmore

Started this after seeing a discussion video on @shawnmooney ‘s BookTube channel about the author. It explores the complexities and nuances of human struggle for survival, contemplates morality in a world corrupted by colonialism, and asks, “What does it mean to be free?” A book which does not seek to provide easy answers. I took many notes and underlined a lot. Destined to be a top read of the year for me.

To cross the vast ocean to their south, water-chasing dragonflies with forbears in Northern India had hitched a ride on a sedate "in-between seasons" morning wind, one of the monsoon's introits, the matlai.
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

2nd try at this book. May have to buy it to finish, as it's long and I don't want to rush. I'm seeing different things in it than the 1st try. It's beautiful and sad.

I appreciated this story, but I think it would have been better for me in print to help clarify the names. It also seemed the main storyline took a long time to develop and then was resolved more quickly than I expected.

#1001books #audiobook

https://youtu.be/JvAHsTWN5v8

This is the debut episode of an occasional series I‘m launching on my BookTube. Each episode will be a brief chat with another bookish social media personality about a book-related article. For this one, the incomparable Nyambura and I chat about the controversial Ngũgĩ wa Thiong‘o article in The Guardian.

Poet's experience of alienation, violence, colonialism, colourism, racism, in Sudan (Egypt?) and the US.
The inclusion of Arabic within the poems is eloquent in conveying how unlikely it is that I can fully grasp all the layers of meaning present, (though there is a glossary and notes in the back that may assist) any more than I can share all the poet has experienced. Still, I owed it to her work to try. 1/2

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