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  • No Time to Mourn

    An anthology by South Sudanese Women

    Edited by J. Twongyeirwe, Elizabeth Ashamu ...
    No Time to Mourn is a collection of short stories, poems, artwork and photography penned, produced and presented by South Sudanese women. It reflects the lives of the women writers and artists, and at the same time gives voice to the very real lived experiences and lives of every woman of South Sudanese heritage. The ideas and experiences in this book span decades they straddle borders, they cross ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Beyond the Dance

    Voices of women on female genital mutilation

    Edited by Violet Barungi, Hilda Twongyeirwe ...
    Female genital mutilation is the excruciating and damaging experience that Beyond the Dance a lot of women in many cultures across Africa and in many other parts of the world suffer. Even when the women find themselves, for one reason or another, relocate in what should be safe havens, this practice frequently follows them like a vengeance ghost. Beyond the dance is a compilation of testimonies ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Never Too Late

    Edited by Hilda Twongyeirwe, Aaron Mushengyezi ...
    Images of loneliness, seduction, unfulfilled dreams and torn lives emerge on the pages of this anthology to challenge readers to search for answers for a better life. The authors use The Role of Christianity as the running theme for most of the stories. This is a unique and interesting collection of stories about the life of teenagers. The stories, set in Uganda, offer rare insights into the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Wondering and Wandering of Hearts

    Poems from Uganda

    Edited by N. Kigul, J. Twongyeirwe ...
    This poetry anthology offers a feast and face of poetry as it currently is in Uganda. It is all encompassing and presents a variety of writers ranging from seasoned voices to new ones of great promise. The voices are adventurous, reflective, provocative and even sassy. The poets explore with passion diverse themes from the private to the public realm reassuring the reader that poetry is about ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Pumpkin Seeds And Other Gifts

    Stories from the FEMRITE Regional Writers Residency, 2008

    Edited by Violet Barungi, Helen Moffet ...
    The names of those who penned the writings in this impressive collection alone tell half the story. They tell their stories in different modes. They run the whole gamut - they tell of defiance, and spin hilarious tales of elopement and wry tales of despair, loss and lovelessness. Some of the poems lift up the heart, and others peel back the blinkers that blind our eyes. There is the romantic, the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Farming Ashes

    Tales of Agony and Resilience

    Edited by Violet Barungi, Hilda Twongyeirwe ...
    The traumatised woman who dies of grief, the girl whose dream to become a doctor is thwarted, the little girl who raises a vulnerable family of little children because her parents and all her relatives have been killed by LRA rebels, and many other harrowing tales comprise this collection of Farming Ashes These are real life experiences told by women of Northern Uganda about the atrocities that ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Talking Tales

    Edited by Violet Barungi ...
    In Talking Tales a variety of women tell their stories in prose and poetry. They cast their nets wide, hauling in themes that celebrate as much as they castigate and mourn. There is the delight of discovering oneself on the cusp of womanhood, and of hearing about success in the fight for women's emancipation. There is also the wonder at the restorative power of love. However, the murkier side of ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Summoning the Rains

    Third FEMRITE Regional Residency for African Women Writers

    Edited by Hilda Twongyeirwe, Ellen Banda-Aaku ...
    One of the greatest challenges faced by African women writers is finding the time and the space to write. In November 2011 the third FEMRITE African Women Writers Residency alleviated this challenge for 15 women writers from 11 different countries across the continent. The writers from Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Tunisia, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon, and Botswana gathered ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • Promotion in the Highest

    A Holiday Story

    by Agatha Christie ...
    With Star Over Bethlehem, the beloved Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie shines in a totally unexpected way, offering readers a wondrous collection of poems and holiday short stories.A retelling of the Christmas Story in a way you’ve never heard it before. . . . The fable of a donkey who carries a mother and child safely to Egypt. . . . The tale of a widow who dislikes people until she meets a ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Beyond Skies and Plains

    by Deborah Weetman ...
    Serena was just an every-day English girl until the day her father announced they were going to live in Africa. Drawn into a brilliant world of colour and culture, she was catapulted into a dangerous game that would see her mature to womanhood and face consequences beyond skies and plains. ... Read more

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  • Running and Other Stories

    by Makhosazana Xaba ...
    Turning her back on what is considered conventional, Makhosazana Xaba engages with her subject-matter on a revolutionary level in Running and Other Stories. She takes tradition � be that literary tradition, cultural tradition, gender tradition � and re-imagines it in a way that is liberating and innovative. Bracketed by Xaba�s revisitings of Can Themba�s influential short story, The Suit, the ten ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • I Dare to Say

    African Women Share Their Stories of Hope and Survival

    by Hilda Twongyeirwe ...
    Featuring the real-life experiences of contemporary African women who tell of atrocities, pain, motherhood, marriage, love, and courage in their daily life, this gripping collection brings greater awareness to a continuing struggle. Denied a voice by their own culture for centuries, these women speak out for the first time, sharing poignant tales of abuse and womanhood robbed, revealing their ... Read more

    $12.99 USD