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Going to buy a plot in Maai Mahiu: ...and other stories.

by Cecilia Gathoni

Everyday life and family ties in Kenya

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Everyday life and family ties in Kenya

This collection brings together short stories about the effort to balance everyday life, with subjects ranging from family relationships to the small social performances people put on for one another. Titles such as “December Holidays,” “Joy Bringers” and “The Cattle Dip Tour” point to a mix of domestic and community settings. The description places the stories across the experiences of people aged 20 to 60 and emphasizes their Kenyan context, including native expressions. Their origin as weekly WhatsApp status updates also gives the collection a serial beginning outside the book.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in contemporary Kenyan writing and everyday life in Kenya.
  • Those who enjoy short fiction about family relationships and social dynamics.
  • Readers seeking stories that span experiences across adulthood, from ages 20 to 60.

Themes

Family relationshipsBalancing everyday lifeSocial appearancesKenyan life and expressionExperiences across adulthood

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Book overview

This short stories collection is a hilarious look at life as a middle aged Kenyan trying very hard to balance life. You will laugh out loud because you can relate to the That Ka Age stories that cut across ages 20- 60, because in the end, we are all just trying to make sense of this life. Some stories like December Holidays, Joy Bringers and The Cattle Dip Tour poke fun at family relations, how we sometimes put up a show for each other but not fooling anyone. These stories started as weekly WhatsApp status updates that have now gained more than 100 weekly readers. "Your stories are very vividly relatable with a wrought sense of humour especially the native expressions..and the simplicity in storytelling..." Steve, Steve' Cabin- Nanyuki. Your stories are honest, vivid and unapologetically Kenyan, but with the elegance and poise of Austen.- Kennie, Mstadi.com.

 

Gathoni is a Creative from Endarasha, Kenya. Her business articles, lifestyle opinions, short stories and poetry have appeared in over 10 publications including Commerce and Industry, Business Post and Construction News Magazines. She has also written for The Standard and The People Daily, as well as BBC Radio Africa. When she is not writing, she is planting succulents and feeding stray cats.

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