pickI‘m not big on memoirs but this is an excellent read! Ousman (& his translator) make you feel like you are right there with him as he gives you a concise description of what it is like to be a young boy/youth on a many yeared journey through desert and sea and various countries to try to better your life.
pickAs India approaches the decriminalisation of homosexuality, Ved Mehra, the closeted gay son of a millionaire businessman, finds himself under increasing pressure to get married as he approaches 40. He gets engaged to Disha, an eligible heiress found by his mother, but then meets the love of his life. 👎
pickI saw the posts @Texreader made about this book, realized it was also in my Kindle library, and decided I should read it this week. It‘s a short but great memoir about a teenager who was able to beat all the odds against him as he made his way from Ghana to Spain.
* Map & author photo from book
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pickThis is a short memoir about a boy‘s following rumors to a better life in the “Land of the Whites,” and his journey from #Ghana to Spain. He doesn‘t know his actual age but when he undertook the trip he was probably between 13-17. Among 46 people abandoned in the Sahara by smugglers, he was 1 of 6 who survived walking 3 weeks out of the desert. He spent the most time in #Libya trying to make enough money to make it to Europe, which he finally ⬇️
The author is learning about life in Spain
#Ghana #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
pickI found this on my kindle when my original #FoodandLit India book wasn‘t holding my attention. It was billed as a romantic comedy but I found the issues associated with being gay in India a bit deeper than the billing implied.
A short book, we are already leaving #Ghana for #Togo, #BurkinaFaso, and #Niger. #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
I started this ebook yesterday in my attempt to reread some countries for #readingafrica2022. I didn‘t feel like I learned much about #Ghana from my the first book I read for that country, although both that book and this one are about leaving the country. This book also appears to cover a number of west African countries so that‘s a bonus.
pickI loved it! This village of Kamusari is something else! Cute and wise coming-of-age-story, but it's generally a very intriguing tale for anyone who ever felt like they didn't belong.
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