This radical collection of short stories is a double award-winning book
aimed at debunking the myth about African women as impoverished victims.
The stories deal with challenging themes representing some of the most
complex love stories ever published from Africa, ranging from labour
pains to burials, teenagers to octogenarians, race-fraught and same-sex
relationships, the human heart is out there, bold bleeding and
occasionally triumphant. Crafted by a stellar cast of authors including
El Saadawi, Adichie, Atta, Baingana, Oyeyemi, Manyika, Aboulela, wa
Goro, Badoe, Magona, Tadjo, Krog, Ogundipe, de Nyeko et al. A much
welcomed addition to African literature. With contributions from 21
African women writers as follows: From Sudan Leila Aboulela From Egypt
Nawal El Saadawi From Cote d'Ivoire Véronique Tadjo From Ghana Yaba
Badoe From Nigeria Tomi Adeaga, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Sefi Atta,
Rounke Coker, Anthonia C Kalu, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, Promise Ogochukwu,
Molara Ogundipe, Helen Oyeyemi and Chika Unigwe. From Kenya Wangui wa
Goro From South Africa Antjie Krog, Sindiwe Magona. From Uganda Monica
Arac de Nyeko, Doreen Baingana and Mildred Kiconco Barya From Zimbabwe
Blessing Musariri
