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Who will catch us as we fall

Verjee, Iman, author

Overview

Haunted by a past that has kept her from Nairobi for over three years, Leena returns home to discover her family unchanged: her father is still a staunch patriot dreaming of a better country; her mother is still an arch traditionalist, unwilling or unable to let go of the past; and her brother, always the rebellious one, spends his days provoking the establishment as a political activist. When Leena meets a local Kikuyu artist whose past is linked to her own, the two begin a secret affair one that forces Leena to again question her place in a country she once called home. Interlinked with Leenas story is that of Jeffery: a corrupt policeman burdened with his own angers and regrets, and whose questionable actions have unexpected and catastrophic consequences for those closest to him. Spanning a period of twelve years, Who Will Catch Us As We Fall is a story of love, loss and identity in contemporary Kenya.

• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Subject: Families Fiction. / Race relations Fiction. / Nineteen nineties Fiction. / Nairobi (Kenya) Fiction.
• ISBN: 9781780749365, 1780749368

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PR9381.9.V47 W46 2016	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE