In the Shadow of Kirinyaga: Novel

By Sophia Mustafa

Fiction. Thirteen-year-old Shaira, bright and ambitious, is to be engaged to a young Asian doctor, Mussavir-who has joined a volunteer medical corps to serve in Ethiopia (Abyssinia), defending itself... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 189477003X
• ISBN13: 9781894770033
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Tsar Publications
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Romance in Kenya

This was a very lovely book about Asians Muslims in Kenya, and centred around the romance between Mussavir and Shaira. In a twist on the classic boy meets girl story, Mussavir and Shaira are brought together without much say on their parts, but end up falling in love. Distance and socio-political events conspire to keep them apart, and an unexpected fate unfolds for the couple. Mustafa is able to sustain the suspense well, and goes into much detail when describing everyday events. The colourful descriptions of festivities and food are quite wonderful, making one feel like they were right there participating in the feasts alongside the Bashirs (Mussavir's family). This was a pleasant read, and it is great to see different voices emerge into the Western literary canon.