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Legend of the Black Roses (Black Rose, #1)Legend of the Black Roses by D. C. Cowan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I bear the same name as the author, but I'm actually not the real author of the Legend of the Black Roses. It was written over thirty years ago, but was never published by the author. The story is very unique in many ways. It's hard to find a book that's similar to it, at least within the books written by and about African Americans. I compare it to the book Kindred, not because the stories are similar, but by what they portray. Kindred tells the world what would happen if a modern African American female was taken from her life and sent into the past. But what if an African princess was ripped from her homeland, forced into slavery, and is somehow lost in time as well. This is the real mystery of the story. How does the spirit of an African princess become a disembodied spirit? Don't worry; I haven't spoiled anything with this review. This answer isn't revealed in the first novel anyway. There are many twists and turns in the first novel and hopefully the series to come that keeps the story interesting.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

List of ten books by African authors


The beautiful things that heaven bears by Dinaw Mengestu






 Tears of the Gireaffe by Alexander McCall Smith



Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe




Girls at War by Chinua Achebe




Half of a yellow sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie










Americanhah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie





So long a letter by Matiama Ba







The Stranger Albert Camus






The Beautyful ones are not yet born by Ayi Kweiarmah









Ghana must go by Taiye Selasi


Source: http://www.jaguda.com/2014/06/09/top-10-books-read-summer-explore-african-authors/
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