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Confessions of Nairobi Women is a collection of thirteen candid true stories told to Joan Thatiah by women living in Nairobi. The stories are as awe-inspiring as they are heart-wrenching.
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Unidentified reader –
Combination of sweet and sour stories with life lessons for young parent’s, older parents as well. I honestly thought some of these things happen beyond our borders.
After reading my copy I bought two other copies for ladies I know just so that they’d tell me if they’ve heard similar stories and to my disbelief they know people who’ve experienced similar things.
A must read for everyone!
Rehema Zuberi –
I have a friend who is obsessed with Joan Thatiah. I was reading Joan way before I met her but feel she came and overtook me and made this loving one of her life missions. I am okay with it and entertain it. I love love people who are about a thing and show the world. One thing that sets her apart from me is while we both have the entire collection of Joan Thatiah’s work, she has the Grown Woman t-shirts. She orders the books immediately they are out and I, with a more extensive TBR, take my time and almost always order two at a go because I wait until I can remember which is almost always closer to another publication out.
My favourite thing about Joan’s books is they can be read in a single sitting. I use them every now and then to make myself feel good about myself with pushing forward my reading goals because I have to be my own cheerleader.
When I picked this collection, I thought it was going to be my usual read and go. It turned out to be one that sits with me and keep wondering where these women in Nairobi are. I am aware that these things happen: gay men in marriages, kept women, housemaids replacing wives, affairs, secrets etc etc. What I may have never thought about, is these things happening closer to home than I would expect/want. When we listen to/read stories, we view them from lenses of others rather than ourselves.
There was an issue with my copy and Joan was very prompt in ensuring I got a replacement of it.