![]() It is a bold portrayal of the strength of different kinds of women, each with their principles held high. The story is also quite intimate, taking us through the lives of the female characters as they navigate the reality in front of them. The story is a valuable lesson in what it means to be a woman in today’s world and how they need to survive in a patriarchal society that is determined to silence them. The book was brilliant with lots of quotes that will make you think about women and their value in modern society. The First Woman is rooted in Ugandan mythology, and it paints a feministic account of what it means to be a woman in modern society and their power in the patriarchal community. Nsuuta tells her the story of women and how society tries to silence them using mythology and other tales. She searches out Nsuuta, the village witch, to learn more about herself and her mom. As she starts to grow up, she feels the absence of her mother and is on a quest to find out more about her. Her father is only an occasional visitor, while there is no news about her mother. ![]() The novel tells the story of a young girl Kirabo raised by her grandparents in a rural village in Uganda. When I read the synopsis of the book, I was intrigued. The First Woman is my first book from the Ugandan novelist Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi. GENRE : Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Cultural Fiction, East African LiteratureĭATE OF PUBLISHING : October 1st 2020 FR REVIEWĭISCLAIMER : Thank you, Netgalley and OneWorld Publications for providing me with an ARC of this book. ![]()
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