Woven within this tale is the Ugandan creation myth of the first woman – Nnambi. The book is in five distinct sections, with each showing an older and more mature Kirabo, a Uganda of decades past and all the nuances and revelations of growing up.īrought up by loving grandparents with sporadic visits from her father, Tom, who has made a corporate executive life for himself in the bright lights of the capital city, Kampala, Kirabo discovers an inner rebellious self that flies out of her body in a bid to locate her mother.Ī visit to the village’s blind witch, Nsuuta, sets off a chain of events that move her from the security of the gentle rustic life she knows into the big city, with a stepmother who has no intention of accepting her and siblings she was unaware existed. She has questions about everything she sees and hears, and she definitely has questions as to the whereabouts of the mother she has never known. The year is 1975 and 12-year-old Kirabo is on the pre-pubescent prickly path from girl to womanhood. From the small Ugandan rural village of Nattetta, young Kirabo tells us her captivating story. The First Woman by Jennifer Makumbi is a beautiful book for women, about women, that should be read by all men who would like to understand women.Ī book that had been in creation for over 20 years finally came to life.
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