pickMore so than any other book I can recall, this really got at the concept of there being multiple systems of medicines and afflictions in the world: Western science-based ones vs. indigenous folk and belief-based ones. A Luo family migrates from their ancestral land to “open” land near a displaced and resentful Zangazi tribesman in Tanganyika, creating the tension in this heartbreaking story. Immigration is not a new problem, obviously.
This book is sooooo good. I got to the point where it was hard to put it down...This edition even has some nice woodcut illustrations. No credit to the artist, however. That drives me nuts when publishers do that.
Today's Author Spotlight 2: Grace Ogot! Born in Kisumu, Kenya, she died in Kenya at 84 in 2015. She was the first Anglophone female Kenyan writer to be published. After Kenya's independence, which she was a prominent advocate for, she was one of the country's first members of parliament. She worked with the BBC, UNESCO, and founded the Writers' Association of Kenya. #AuthorPotpourri #TheMoreYouKnow
The Promised Land | 
