April 2025 Book of the Month Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter by Nozipo Maraire
This month, we’re centring a timeless voice: Zenzele, a moving and intimate novel written in the form of a letter from a Zimbabwean mother to her daughter, fixing to leave home to study abroad. Through this heartfelt narrative, Maraire explores the complexities of identity, womanhood, post-colonial African history, and the beauty and burden of belonging. This is another gem from Zimbabwe, just like our March 2025 book of the month!
A book for mothers, daughters, and all those who carry home with them wherever they go.
Let’s talk about:
- Generational wisdom
- Black womanhood in diaspora
- Cultural pride and personal agency
- The power of storytelling as resistance
Have you read Zenzele? What did it mean to you? If not, get your copy now.
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Jen Nghishitende
Jen Nghishitende is a Namibian writer, researcher, and mother based in the UK. She is the founder of African Queens' Ink, her passion project launched in December 2024. The blog amplifies the voices of African women and women of African descent through storytelling, literature, and advocacy. Jen is a former lecturer and postgraduate researcher, and she now works as an Equality and Human Rights Project Manager. Her work weaves together personal experience, scholarly insight, and deep cultural roots—exploring themes such as motherhood, migration, identity, and freedom. She holds a PhD focused on the lived experiences of women who have survived modern slavery. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s exploring the great outdoors, traveling, or making and eating delicious food with her daughter.