It tells the story of Ejem, a young woman uncovered at the age of fifteen yet 'unclaimed' in adulthood, and her attempts to negotiate a rigidly stratified society following the breakdown of a protective friendship with the married Chidinma. With a wit, prescience, and a wicked imagination, 'Skinned' is a bold and unsettling tale of bodily autonomy and womanhood, and the fault lines along which solidarities are formed and broken.-allafrica.com

    

    Firepool is a chronicle of South Africa in the ‘second transition’ – one in which the foundations of the post-apartheid settlement are questioned in all kinds of ways. From the complex legacy of artists like JM Coetzee to the #FeesMustFall protests, and the uncertainty of our nuclear future, Hedley Twidle treats serious subjects with a sense of playfulness and imagination. Deeply personal, and spanning culture, and ideas, Twidle gets under the skin of South Africa in unexpected ways.

    

    

    

    

    

    Employing the dog metaphor, it chides human folly and snarls at life. This is a novel about life, and the life is a dog. But who owns this dog? Worldreader proudly presents this Shona book.Because having books in one's mother tongue is an essential tool in teaching young children to read, Worldreader is dedicated to supporting the development of reading materials in a variety of local languages, including Kiswahili, Twi, Kinyarwanda, Dholuo, Gikuyu and many more.The proceeds of this book directly contribute to realizing Worldreader's mission: Books for all! More information and ways to get involved at worldreader.org