Description
In a Ugandan village where women’s stories carry the weight of memory, Kirabo’s coming-of-age begins with a question that won’t let her rest: who is her mother? Raised by her grandmother, a close circle of aunts, and the steady companionship of friends, Kirabo turns to local folklore and the enigmatic Nsuuta, trading tales that reveal both the supernatural forces within her and the complicated truth of the woman who gave her life. As Kirabo navigates family expectations, desire, and the fear of being misunderstood, her journey echoes across generations in parallel lives shaped by love, power, and survival. With Makumbi’s lyrical, story-driven style, this novel explores identity, womanhood, and the ways communities try to control what they cannot fully name—until a girl learns to listen to her own body, and to the water of her own becoming.
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audiobook
Brilliance Audio
Published Sep 8, 2020
ISBN: 9781713530725
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Details
First Published
2019
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Girl Is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi.