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Ripples in the pool
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- Book Synopsis
- In Ripples in the Pool, pioneering author Rebeka Njau examines the deep divide between urban and rural life in postcolonial Africa. Exploring the conflicts of marriage and modernity, this groundbreaking novel follows the tragic tale of a love between two women and the futile fight for female independence. Selina is a rich, metropolitan woman who has happily embraced the independence of city life. Newly married, Selina looks forward to starting her new life with her husband, Gikere. Yet when Gikere's mother implores her son to leave the city and return to his village, no amount of begging will make him refuse - even to the detriment of Selina's own happiness. As Selina adjusts to rural life, she encounters deep hostility from both her family and the wider community. She can't ignore her mother-in-law's animosity towards her Westernised ways nor the villagers' growing resentment. Unexpectedly, Selina finds comfort in the affections of Gikere's younger sister, Gaciru. Distancing herself from a marriage that has become increasingly violent, Selina falls deeper and deeper into a maddening love affair with ruinous results... Ripples in the Pool is one of the earliest Kenyan novels to introduce lesbian love as an alternative to heterosexual marriage. But Selina's pursuit of happiness and autonomy in an intolerant society inevitably leads to disaster.
- About The Author
- Rebeka Njau was born in 1932 in Kiambu County, Kenya and is a pioneering playwright and novelist. Her earliest works appeared under the name 'Rebecca Njau' as well as the pseudonym 'Marina Gashe'. Njau was educated at Makerere University College in Kampala. While studying there, she attended the 1962 African Writers Conference alongside other prominent writers such as Chinua Achebe, Christopher Okigbo, and Wole Soyinka. On her return to Kenya after graduation, Njau founded the Nairobi Girls School in 1964 before going on to work as an editor at Target, the magazine of the National Council of Churches in Kenya. Njau currently lives in Nairobi, Kenya.
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- ISBN
- 9781035906154
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Apollo, (14 March 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 240
- Weight
- 170 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 15 mm
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