The Bibliophiles' Emissary

 Feminist:   A person who  believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes. Author : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie My Rating : 5 Stars Number Of Pages : 48 Year Of Publication : 2014 SUMMARY This is a modified version of a talk I delivered in December 2012 at TEDxEuston, a yearly conference focused on Africa. Speakers from diverse fields deliver concise talks aimed at challenging and inspiring Africans and friends of Africa. I had spoken at a different TED conference a few years before, giving a talk titled 'The Danger of the Single Story' about how stereotypes limit and shape our thinking, especially about Africa. It seems to me that the word feminist,  and the idea of feminism itself, is also limited by stereotypes. When my brother Chuks and best friend Ike, both co-organizers of the TEDxEuston conference, insisted that I speak, I could not say no. I decided to speak about Feminism because it is something I feel strongly about. I suspected that it

***Me in a bookshop*** "My heart says yes, but my account says otherwise." Most readers can relate to this quote. I  can personally testify that most times when I step into a bookshop I always see seven- if not more- books I want to get. Sadly, the case is always that I budget for only two books :') Oh well, that's life Lol. Below is a list of books I wouldn't mind Santa leaving under my tree . (oh and if anyone is feeling benevolent and would like to get me one of these brilliant novels for Christmas, you can contact me here: chiamakaamonye@gmail.com or chiamakaamonye@yahoo.co.uk ) Thank you in advance. God Bless xx The List  1.   Odufa by Othuke Ominiabohs 2. Efuru by Flora Nwapa 3.  Last Night In The Viper Room by Gavin Edwards 4.  Sixty Percent Of A True Story by Osisiye Tafa 5. The Outcasts by Lubega Bonnie 6. Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur 7. Bridge to Haven by Franci

Author : Tsitsi Dangarembga Genre : African Fiction My Rating: 3.5 Stars Year Of Publication : 1988 Number Of Pages : 204 Followed by: The Book of Not SUMMARY This stunning first novel, set in colonial Rhodesia during the 1960s, centers on the coming of age of a teenage girl, Tambu, and her relationship with her British-educated cousin Nyasha. Tambu, who yearns to be free of the constraints of her rural village, especially the circumscribed lives of the women, thinks her dreams have come true when her wealthy uncle offers to sponsor her education. But she soon learns that the education she receives at his mission school comes with a price. At the school she meets the worldly and rebellious Nyasha, who is chafing under her father's authority. Raised in England, Nyasha is so much a stranger among her own people that she can no longer speak her native language. Tambu can only watch as her cousin, caught between two cultures, pays the full cost of alienation.  ( Source

Author : Clare Mackintosh Genre : Thriller | Crime My Rating ; 4 Stars Year Of Publication : 2014 Number of pages : 371 SUMMARY       A  tragic accident.   It all happened so quickly. She couldn't have prevented it.         Could she.... In a split-second, Jenna Gray's world descents into a night mare. Her only hope of moving on is to walk away from everything she knows, to start afresh. Desperate to escape, Jenna moves to a remote cottage on the Welsh coast, but she is haunted by her fears, her grief and her memories of a cruel November night that changed her life for ever. Slowly, Jenna begins to glimpse the potential for happiness in her future. But her past is about to catch up with her, and the consequences will be devastating... MY VERDICT I seldom read crime and the likes, but this book didn't disappoint . It had me staying up late, telling myself things like "Okay, after this chapter I'll go to bed." From the