While most prefer silence, these voices speak up in the most creative way.
Enter a brilliant world where unbreakable bonds are explored in SISTER WIVES. Get to eavesdrop on suburban adults through the eyes of a pudgy teenage boy in THE HOUSE ON KUDU DRIVE. Experience a shift in stereotypes through the tale of a man on an infinite search for the end in ABWERANSO. As a collection of vivid tales that explore the past the present and the future, this anthology unveils the writer's ability to transform a full range of human experiences in vibrant sincere ways that still preserve an element of surprise. Allow yourself to encounter the landscape of Zambia, its history and the people who live in homes with mixed foundations built by the fear of fear of disrupting the balance of society. Stories in this 2020 anthology were selected from the Myaambo Annual Short Story Competition. The top three stories, SISTER WIVES, THE HOUSE ON KUDU DRIVE and ABWERANSO were written by Rachael Tembo, Mthuzi Mkandawire and Majorie Moono Simuyuni respectively. They are joined by 11 other writers across the nation who took part in the competition. The anthology also features a contribution by Ngoma Awards winning writer Henry Joe Sakala
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1960's to the UK - and later separated by death, divorce and betrayal. Scattered between London, Lusaka, and Lagos, only the new generation can save this family.
Maggie Ayomide and Bupe Kombe are cousins on either side of the world who couldn't be more different. Zambian-Nigerian and Zambian-Jamaican, both yearn for their disbanded family to reunite. When Bupe leaves Brixton to go to secondary school in Zambia, she brings light and disorder to Maggie's world. However, the girls are hindered by dark family secrets such as the mysterious death of their late grandmother, and Maggie's missing Nigerian father. From the blazing streets of Brixton riots to multi-party elections in Zambia to glitzy Independence Day celebration and adventurous nightclubs in Lagos, this heartwarming story breathes life into the modern-day result of postcolonial Africa and 20th Century migration as it follows two ordinary girls trying to find their identity and reunite their family. |
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