Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi A Girl Is A Body Of Water Signed 1st US First Woman
An uncommon signed 1st edition of the 2nd/latest novel from acclaimed Ugandan author and short-story writer Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, who rose to international prominence when her debut novel' Kintu' (2014 in Africa, 2018 in UK) won a number of awards. This is the US 1st edition of the book, in the UK the book is published under the alternative title of' The First Woman'. A Girl Is A Body Of Water', published on 1 September 2020 by Tin House in Portland, 1st edition, standard modern hardback, [viii] + 546 pages. F lat hand signed by the author at a blank front endpaper. In fine unread condition, light wear at foot of the spine, light wear to upper corners and top inner flap edges of dustjacket (this is due to dustjacket being slightly too big for the book). This book comes with a small interview booklet with the author, as this edition was part of the'Indiespensable' series run by Powells Books in Portland. For one young girl, discovering what it means to become a woman in a family, a community and a country determined to silence her will take all the courage she has. Growing up in a small Ugandan village, Kirabo is surrounded by powerful women. Her grandmother, her aunts, her friends and cousins are all desperate for her to conform, but Kirabo is inquisitive, headstrong and determined.
Up until now, she has been perfectly content with her life at the heart of this prosperous extended family, but as she enters her teenage years, she begins to feel the absence of the mother she has never known. The First Woman follows Kirabo on her journey to becoming a young woman and finding her place in the world, as her country is transformed by the bloody dictatorship of Idi Amin. Jennifer Makumbi has written a sweeping tale of longing and rebellion, at once epic and deeply personal, steeped in an intoxicating mix of ancient Ugandan folklore and modern feminism, that will linger in the memory long after the final page. Multiple items - Please review my other listings to see if there are any other items which are of interest to you. I will be regularly listing items for sale, please save me as one of your favourite sellers for the future, thanks.