Winner of the Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize!
This collection of contemporary love stories by women from Africa and the African Diaspora combines the tentative freshness of budding writers with the confidence of established and award-winning authors.
The anthology debunks preconceived notions about African women as impoverished victims, showing their strength, complexity, and diversity. The stories deal with a range of challenging themes—including taboo subjects such as same-sex relationships, domestic violence, female circumcision, and ageism—to produce a melting pot of narratives from multiple informed perspectives.
Contributors include:
- Sindiwe Magona and Antjie Krog from South Africa
- Véronique Tadjo from Côte d'Ivoire
- Leila Aboulela from the Sudan, Nawal El Saadawi from Egypt
- Helen Oyeyemi, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Sarah Manyika, Sefi Atta, and Promise Ogochukwu from Nigeria
- Yaba Badoe from Ghana
- Wangui wa Goro from Kenya
- Doreen Baingana and Monica Arac de Nyeko (winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, 2007) from Uganda
