Makumbi, J: Manchester Happened: From the winner of the Jhalak Prize, 2021
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If there's one thing the characters in Jennifer Makumbi's stories know, it's how to field an uncomfortable question.
'Let me buy you a cup of tea...what are you doing in England?'
'Do these children of yours speak any Luganda?'
'Did you know that man Idi Amin?'
But perhaps the most difficult question of all is the one they ask themselves: 'You mean this is England?'
Told with empathy, humour and compassion, these vibrant, kaleidoscopic stories re-imagine the journey of Ugandans who choose to make England their home. Weaving between Manchester and Kampala, this dazzling collection will captivate anyone who has ever wondered what it means to truly belong.
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Finally out of my reading slump although I’m still getting into books I’ve kept on my TBR too long. This was an interesting book, the stories were interesting and they kept me engaged throughout. However, the writer kept mingling stories that it got confusing and wasn’t flowing. It was frustrating till about past halfway when I realised it wasn’t one continuous story but a compilation of various people. Maybe I didn’t read the description of the book well but I wish the chapter were a lot clearer from the start so that I wouldn’t be confused. Still 6.5/10 would recommend.
Description
If there's one thing the characters in Jennifer Makumbi's stories know, it's how to field an uncomfortable question.
'Let me buy you a cup of tea...what are you doing in England?'
'Do these children of yours speak any Luganda?'
'Did you know that man Idi Amin?'
But perhaps the most difficult question of all is the one they ask themselves: 'You mean this is England?'
Told with empathy, humour and compassion, these vibrant, kaleidoscopic stories re-imagine the journey of Ugandans who choose to make England their home. Weaving between Manchester and Kampala, this dazzling collection will captivate anyone who has ever wondered what it means to truly belong.
Book Information
Posts
Finally out of my reading slump although I’m still getting into books I’ve kept on my TBR too long. This was an interesting book, the stories were interesting and they kept me engaged throughout. However, the writer kept mingling stories that it got confusing and wasn’t flowing. It was frustrating till about past halfway when I realised it wasn’t one continuous story but a compilation of various people. Maybe I didn’t read the description of the book well but I wish the chapter were a lot clearer from the start so that I wouldn’t be confused. Still 6.5/10 would recommend.