• Arrow of God (African Writers Series, AWS16)

    Set in the Igbo heartland of eastern Nigeria, one of Africa’s best-known writers describes the conflict between old and new in its most poignant aspect: the personal struggle between father and son.

    Ezeulu, the headstrong chief priest of the god Ulu, is worshipped by the six villages of Umuaro. But his authority is increasingly under threat—from rivals within his tribe, from functionaries of the colonial government, and even from his own family members. Yet he believes himself to be untouchable: surely he is an arrow in the bow of his God? Armed with this belief, he is prepared to lead his people, even if it is towards their own destruction. But his people will not be dominated so easily.

    Spare and powerful, Arrow of God is an unforgettable portrayal of the loss of faith, and the downfall of a man in a society forever altered by colonialism.

  • Those Who Wait

    Patience Acolatse is not amused when she learns that her ex-cousin, Rowena Quarshie, whom she hasn’t spoken to in six years is going to move in with her family, share her room and attend her school. However, Patience has a big heart and she is prepared to befriend Rowena once again and pick up their frienship from where they left off. What she isn’t prepared for is for her entire life to be turned upside down and inside out when Rowena gangs up with a group of girls and makes her life miserable. What does Patience do when she runs out of patience?

    Those Who Wait

    60.00
  • No Longer at Ease (African Writers Series, AWS3)

    Obi Okonkwo is an idealistic young man who, thanks to the privileges of an education in Britain, has now returned to Nigeria for a job in the civil service. However in his new role he finds that the way of government seems to be backhanders and corruption. Obi manages to resist the bribes that are offered to him, but when he falls in love with an unsuitable girl – to the disapproval of his parents – he sinks further into emotional and financial turmoil. The lure of easy money becomes harder to refuse, and Obi becomes caught in a trap he cannot escape.

    Showing a man lost in cultural limbo, and a Nigeria entering a new age of disillusionment, No Longer at Ease concludes Achebe’s remarkable trilogy charting three generations of an African community under the impact of colonialism, the first two volumes of which are Things Fall Apart and Arrow of God.

  • The Lemon Suitcase (Peggy Oppong Novel)

    Her brow was beaded with sweat and her heart was thumping furiously with fear as she watched the gunman standing in front of her, with only a desk separating them. Mabena felt trapped and her night caller knew it.

    “Female tiger,” he spat out the words, “you’ve overstepped your boundary this time around.

    Bang! Bang! The loud blast rang out in succession and Mabena fell. She miraculously survives the gunshot wounds but hatred for her continues to escalate till it culminates in a grand scheme by her enemies to silence her forever. “I’m the woman people love to hate,” is how Mabena describes herself.

  • 3 Siblings and a Cousin

    Age Range: 7 – 12 years

    Book #2 in the 3Siblings series

    “Shut up and listen. Did you just hear Mum, inviting Catherine dearest to spend Christmas with us?”

    “And?” Joshua asked.

    “Earth to Joshua, Catherine cannot come here!” Naomi exclaimed.

    “And how do you plan to stop her from coming, short of us moving?”

    “That is why I need your help; we have to tell Mum that Catherine cannot come.”

    “Naomi, leave me out of your schemes. I’m not interested. I don’t care if Catherine comes or not.”

    “What do you mean, Joshua? My problems should be yours too and have you forgotten so soon…”

    Who is Catherine? And why does her pending arrival have Naomi in a bellyache?

  • The Teller of Secrets (Ouida Edition)

    In this stunning debut novel—a tale of self-discovery and feminist awakening—a feisty Nigerian-Ghanaian girl growing up amid the political upheaval of late 1960s postcolonial Ghana begins to question the hypocrisy of her patriarchal society, and the restrictions and unrealistic expectations placed on women.

    Young Esi Agyekum is the unofficial “secret keeper” of her family, as tight-lipped about her father’s adultery as she is about her half-sisters’ sex lives. But after she is humiliated and punished for her own sexual exploration, Esi begins to question why women’s secrets and men’s secrets bear different consequences. It is the beginning of a journey of discovery that will lead her to unexpected places.

    As she navigates her burgeoning womanhood, Esi tries to reconcile her own ideals and dreams with her family’s complicated past and troubled present, as well as society’s many double standards that limit her and other women. Against a fraught political climate, Esi fights to carve out her own identity, and learns to manifest her power in surprising and inspiring ways.

    Funny, fresh, and fiercely original, The Teller of Secrets marks the American debut of one of West Africa’s most exciting literary talents.

  • The Last Wish (Peggy Oppong Novel)

    Amzi has it all – great looks, excellent business acumen and a strong determination to fulfill his destiny.

    His meteoric rise to fame stuns everyone as he receives universal acclaim for his business innovations, his adoring fans are unconscious of the highly ingenious woman in his life.

    Amzi has a debilitating secret fear which drives him to sacrifice everything in his bid to retain his position at the top.

  • To Kiss A Girl

    What this book is not:

    This book is not an instruction manual on how to kiss a girl. If that‛s the reason you picked this book up, please put it down now and move on to your next book.

    What this book is:

    This book is about how a teenage girl deals with death and dying.

    Why do bad things happen to good people? In the aftermath of her older sister’s death, Gyikua Ampofo loses faith in everything she ever believed in—God, a mother’s love, school and friends. But then she meets Chidi Anukwe and as their friendship grows, she learns to trust again.

    To Kiss A Girl

    35.00
  • Weep Not, Child (African Writers Series, AWS7)

    A powerful, moving story that details the effects of the infamous Mau Mau war, the African nationalist revolt against colonial oppression in Kenya, on the lives of ordinary men and women, and on one family in particular. Two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, stand on a rubbish heap and look into their futures. Njoroge is excited; his family has decided that he will attend school, while Kamau will train to be a carpenter. Together they will serve their country – the teacher and the craftsman.

    But this is Kenya and the times are against them. In the forests, the Mau Mau is waging war against the white government, and the two brothers and their family need to decide where their loyalties lie. For the practical Kamau the choice is simple, but for Njoroge the scholar, the dream of progress through learning is a hard one to give up.

  • 3 Siblings and Josh’s Journey

    Age Range: 7 – 12 years

    Book #4 in the 3Siblings series

    Joshua is having time of his life. He is visiting the United States for the first time (sans his family). He visits the ‘Big Apple’ and then goes on to the ‘show me state,’ where he will live for three months with the Billings family. Joshua must adjust to living in America and learn to make friends. This will the hardest thing he has ever done. Join Joshua on his trip to the United States. You might learn something.

     

  • The Green Sunset (Peggy Oppong Novel)

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    Her father deserted her when she was a baby and her mother, who scratched and scraped to put clothes on her back, was brutally murdered when she was a teenager. By the age of 21, Larley, the much sought-after beautiful lady, had it all – power, wealth, position and fame plus the one gift everyone coveted: Her ability to accurately foretell the future. This earns her several friends and foes.

    Larley predicts an unusual spectacle of green sunset and along with it a dramatic change in several people’s fortunes. The fulfillment of this prediction sets in motion a series of events, which leaves everyone gaping.

  • Tales from Different Tails

    If anyone can paint a vivid image with words, breathe life into a collection of alphabets, create a vivid imagination in one’s mind with intricately and well woven tales brewed in the Ghanaian soot-coated aluminium cooking pot, then it is Nana Awere Damoah.
    This collection of short stories is an embodiment of class, style, humor, sarcasm, truth, knowledge, religion, self-realization and inspiration.
    Tales from Different Tails is a must-have book for every literature addict, anyone looking for a new lease of life in African literature and the general reading populace.
  • Between Sisters

    When sixteen-year-old Gloria fails thirteen out of fifteen subjects on her final exams, her future looks bleak indeed. Her family’s resources are meager so the entire family is thrilled when a distant relative, Christine, offers to move Gloria north to Kumasi to look after her toddler son, Sam. In exchange, after two years, Christine will pay for Gloria to go to dressmaking school.

    Life in Kumasi is more grand than anything Gloria has ever experienced. She joins a youth band at church — something that allows her to pursue her great love, singing — and Christine has even promised to teach her to read.

    But Kumasi is also full of temptations — the owner of a popular clothing shop encourages her to buy clothes on credit, and the smooth-talking Dr. Kusi offers Gloria rides in his red sports car. Eventually Gloria is betrayed by the people around her and is disillusioned by her new life. But in the end she decides who she can trust, and draws her own considerable inner resources to put the bad experiences behind her.

    Between Sisters

    28.00
  • Book Set: The Judacan Adventures (Books 1 – 6)

    Popular amongst upper primary pupils, The Judacan Adventures Bookset detail the adventures of Nagela in a hitherto unknown world of boarding school at St Jude’s Academy, having been bundled to a new school in a new environment. Can she survive?

    Titles in this collection (6)

    Freshers’ Welcome
    Justify Your Inclusion
    Miss Fresher
    Shadows of the Term
    Back to School
    Taking A Stand

  • Bahiya, The Little Zebra

    Age Range: 8+ years

    Bahiya does not want to be striped like all the other zebras in the Serengeti. She wants to stand out and be the most special little zebra in the whole of Africa! Determined to reach this goal, Bahiya and her friend come up with a creative idea for a unique new look. The result … is not what she expected!

    Will Bahiya realise how special she is, even with her stripes?

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