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Woman beneath her feet & other stories / editor, Scholar Akinyi.

Van Pelt Library PR9381.5 .W66 2022
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Akinyi, Scholar, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Short stories, Kenyan (English).
Romance fiction, African (English).
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships.
Love--Fiction.
Love.
Families--Fiction.
Families.
Genre:
short stories.
Fiction
Short stories
Short stories.
Physical Description:
237 pages ; 21 cm
Other Title:
Woman beneath her feet and other stories
Place of Publication:
Kampala : Noah Roy Publications Kenya ; [Kenya] : [The Love Writers], [2022]
Summary:
"The compelling themes ranging from love, family, identity, and life pre- and post-pandemic among others are well thought out and are stories of young women and men grappling with the realities of romantic relationships and unrequited love, sex and its outcomes, single parenthood, loss and grief, generational realities, work-life balance, religion, life choices, and the complexities of families among other riveting storylines."--Back cover.
Contents:
Flightless birds / Ida Kemunto Nyakoni
Shape of a storm / Noah Roy
Professional entanglement / Irene Mugua
The anatomy of a simp / Ongoma Sakwah
Disintegration / Beryl Karimi (La Patrona)
Bitter sweet / Rose Chepkoech
Chaotic madness / Okombo Dismas
Sealed / Rehema Zuberi (ResH)
Woman beneath her feet / Belinda Amondi Ochieng
Beginning of the end / Ian Ingara
Reminiscences / Aoko Juma
Flame on the wick / Wilson Mwambogha
Fettered rivulet / Beverly Nasimiyu (Giuliana).
Notes:
Published by the individual authors belonging to the group, The Love Writers. Authors listed on cover and preliminary page: Ida Kemunto Nyakoni [and 12 others].
An anthology of short love stories by a collective of Kenyan writers known as The Love Writers.
ISBN:
9789914409055
9914409059
OCLC:
1349224932

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