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Book Review and Reflection of Living, Loving and Lying Awake at Night by Sindiwe Magona
Published: 2003Genre: Short Story Collection / Literary Fiction Buy the book HERE Introduction Motherhood is a multitude of existence. When one becomes a mother, they cease to exist for themselves. The first chapter of Living, Loving and Lying Awake at Night reflects this. Mothers are charged with bringing life into the world, cultivating it, pruning it, watering it, and caring for it. Most mothers would do anything for their children’s well-being and survival. Sometimes, it means leaving them (physically) to be their mother, as one of the protagonists in this book emphasised. Book Summary and Reflections Living, Loving, and Lying Awake at Night is a collection of short stories in two…
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Zikora by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Author: Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieYear of Publication: 2020Available Formats: Kindle | Audible 👉 [BUY BOOK HERE] Review & Summary Zikora is a poignant short story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that explores motherhood, love, abandonment, and family dynamics. Set in Washington, D.C., the story follows Zikora, a Nigerian woman practising law in DC and was now in labour with her first child, as she reflects on her past, her ice queen of a mother’s cold presence, and the absence of the man she loved—the father of her child—who abandoned her when she became pregnant despite their deep connection. As she gives birth, Zikora re-examines her mother’s rigid ways, finding unexpected grace and understanding.…