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A feel good coming of age novel set in #Eswatini (former Swaziland). Two teenage girls with completely different backgrounds are brought together on boarding school. There is a lot of racism and prejudices but once they get to know each other, they have much more in common than they thought.

#ReadingAfrica2022 🇸🇿

Librarybelle

Librarybelle Oh! Jane Austen inspired! 2y

LeahBergen This sounds good 👍 2y

BarbaraBB @Librarybelle I was wrong… I meant Jane Eyre 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2y

Librarybelle Haha…no worries! That still interest me, but a very different tone indeed! 2y

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When the Ground Is Hard | Malla Nunn

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A mixed race girl, Adele, who was always been in the popular group, has been nudged out of the group & must share her dorm room and school year with a poor girl who‘s always the butt of everyone‘s gossip and ill will. Through good times (reading Jane Eyre together) & bad (enduring the popular girls‘ bullying), they become best friends. As frustrating as Adele is at the beginning of the book, I think she is described perfectly—what I think her ⬇️

Librarybelle, BarbaraBB

Texreader reality was like always trying to fit into the popular crowd. And we see her growth to a beautiful dynamic ending that I don‘t think you can fully appreciate unless you listen to the audiobook. I learned a lot about the racism in #Swaziland and what life must be like there. Recommended. #readingafrica2022 2y

BarbaraBB Great review. I‘m about to start this one. 2y

Texreader @BarbaraBB I hope you enjoy it. I struggled with the first half or so because Adele is really very annoying for a good long time. But it served its purpose for the story and was worth it. 2y

Librarybelle Great review, as always! 2y

Graywacke Terrific review 2y

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When the Ground Is Hard | Malla Nunn

I just finished this book and this is one of those books that must be heard and not read. There is a gorgeous, beautiful surprise in the last chapter. It was an awesome surprise so I won‘t give it away. Drop that ebook or IRL copy you‘re reading and go grab the audiobook! It‘s worth it. Review to come. #Swaziland #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

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Fruit of the Drunken Tree: A Novel | Ingrid Rojas Contreras

I‘m almost finished with both of these books, and I find the similarities intriguing. They are both told from the perspective of children, who are learning to understand the “rules” of race and privilege in their respective countries. In #Swaziland, racism is directed against black and mixed race folks and in #Colombia (tagged book), it‘s directed at native Indians. Racism is a painful worldwide phenomenon. #readingafrica2022 #foodandlit

Librarybelle, BarbaraBB, Catsandbooks, Butterfinger

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ A sobering observation 2y

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BarbaraBB

When the Ground Is Hard | Malla Nunn

#WeeklyForecast 24/22

I started True Biz today for #CampLitsy. Next will be When the Ground is Hard for #ReadingAfrica2022 and I hope to get to The Swimmers this week too.

Cinfhen

vivastory I hope some of these can bring you comfort this week 💙 2y

BarbaraBB @vivastory Thank you dear Scott. 2y

Cinfhen Echoing @vivastory 😘 2y

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squirrelbrain The Swimmers just came off hold for me at the library (ebook not real book!). I‘ll be thinking of you this week. ❤️ 2y

Cathythoughts I‘ve only seen your earlier post about your Dad. My deepest sympathy ❤️ 2y

BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts Thank you dear Cathy ❤️ 2y

Megabooks Thinking of you and praying for this week, especially Tuesday. 💜💜 2y

KarenUK Hope you love The Swimmers as much as I did 🤞🤞🤞🤞💕 @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB (edited) 2y

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A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth | Samantha Weinberg, Fourth Estate

Status of the #readingafrica2022 challenge. I‘m trying to finish the following for #20in4readathon:

1) When the Ground is Hard (audio), #Swaziland #Eritrea
2) Dark Inheritance (ebook), #EquatorialGuinea
3) A Fish Caught in Time (IRL), #Comoros

Librarybelle, Andrew65, BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB Incredible 🤩 2y

Andrew65 Doing brilliantly 👏👏👏 2y

Freespirit Wow amazing!! 2y

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Librarybelle This is so amazing! 2y

Texreader @BarbaraBB @andrew65 @Freespirit @Librarybelle Thanks y‘all! I love coloring in more countries! It feels like such an accomplishment! 2y

Adventures_of_a_French_Reader Great! After having read North to Paradise (about the immigration to Spain of a boy born in Ghana), I just began Walking the Bowl, a non-fiction about street children in Lusaka, Zambia. So far it's quite an interesting read, even if it's a difficult subject to read about. Wish you a speedy recovery ;) 2y

Amiable Great progress! 👍🏼 2y

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A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth | Samantha Weinberg, Fourth Estate

Since I‘m down for the count with my right arm almost immobile until at least next Tuesday, the timing of this readathon is impeccable. Plan: finish all 3 books I‘m reading now for #readingafrica2022:

1) When the Ground is Hard (audio), #Swaziland #Eritrea
2) Dark Inheritance (ebook), #EquatorialGuinea
3) A Fish Caught in Time (IRL), #Comoros

I may try to start my next book for #foodandlit #Colombia, The Fruit of the Drunken Tree

@Andrew65

Andrew65 Good luck, great to have you playing along. 😊 Looks like you are making good progress with #ReadingAfrica 2022. Hope the arm improves soon. 2y

Sapphire I am reading fruit of the drunken tree for Columbia too, but holding off till Wednesday in hopes of finishing Mexican Gothic. Also, cooking Afghan food tonight. It never feels right to move on till I‘ve had the dish! #foodandlit 2y

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Set: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency/Tears of the Giraffe/Morality for Beautiful Girls/The Kalahari Typing School For Men/The Full Cupboard of Life | Alexander McCall Smith

The #readingafrica2022 challenge is keeping me busy, and I‘m loving it! I‘ve discovered some really amazing books, especially the tagged book. So here‘s where I stand for books read. I‘m currently listening to When the Ground is Hard for #Swaziland. I‘ll start Dark Inheritance for #EquatorialGuinea and A Fish Caught in Time for #Comoros tomorrow. @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Cinfhen Amazing progress!! 2y

Librarybelle This is amazing! 2y

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The Ardent Swarm | Yamen Manai

Update on the status of the #readingafrica2022 challenge. Current reads are for the smaller countries of #swaziland #tunisia (for the tagged book) and #Benin—which I‘ve colored with stripes. @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

Librarybelle Awesome! 3y

Texreader @Librarybelle Thanks! 3y

BarbaraBB Wow 🤩 3y

Andrew65 Wow! You are doing brilliantly. 3y

DrexEdit Nice progress! I think it will take me 3 years to finish this 1 year challenge. 😂 3y

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When the Ground Is Hard | Malla Nunn

Starting this one as my next audiobook. It‘s set in #Eswatini aka #Swaziland. #readingafrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB Another one I have planned to read too. Looking forward to your review! 3y

Librarybelle I see Bahni Turpin is the narrator! 3y

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