Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga
Book details Published: 1988Formats Available: Audible, Paperback, Kindle, Hardcover Buy Book HERE and HERE (Preloved) Book Review Introduction Nervous Conditions is the first book in Tsitsi Dangarembga’s acclaimed trilogy, followed by The Book of Not (2006) and This Mournable Body (2020). It was the first novel published in English by a Black woman from Zimbabwe and named one of the BBC’s Top 100 Books That Have Shaped the World in 2018. This brilliantly crafted and thought-provoking novel follows the life of Tambudzai, a young Shona girl growing up in colonial Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Through Tambudzai’s lived experiences, the story confronts intricate themes of patriarchy, colonialism, Western education, identity, and resistance, weaving…