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Farafina Creative Writing Workshop

Books by Farafina Creative Writing Workshop

a handful of dust

In this collection, 19 stories speak of the myriad struggles faced by contemporary Africans. 'Aderoye' tells the tragic story of a life lost to tradition. A cult collects its due in 'Pink Soap'. 'The Little Things' captures life in a typical Nigerian general hospital. A budding paedophile struggles with his basic urges in 'Fighting Temptations'. In 'A Handful of Dust' a gay teenager struggles to find acceptance from his family. From the participants of the 2013 Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop, A Handful of Dust aptly portrays the internal conflicts we suffer when the lines dividing opposing sides blur.

it wasn't exactly love

A selection of participants from the 2012 Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop come together in this delightful collection of 13 stories that tell of humans and human relationships. 'Be Happy' chronicles a woman's journey to contentment in a marriage she has settled for. An adolescent is faced with a shocking reality while attending a Catholic boys' school in 'A Taste of It'. In 'An Autodidact's Guide to Sex-Ed' a woman contemplates the right time to introduce her children to sex. Domestic violence is explored in 'You Take Me for a Goat'. 'Ladies Night' tells of the escapades of a middle-aged married man in the city of Accra. This collection of short stories dazzles with its simplicity and resonance. It Wasn't Exactly Love is a profound journey into the ties that bind us.

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