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Angel and her family have temporarily relocated from Tanzania to Rwanda. While her husband works for the local university, Angel spends her time running her successful celebratory cake business. Her customers include her lovely friends, neighbours and the odd (and I mean odd) new client who comes her way. If this book is any indication, Rwandans really love their cakes! But Angel isn't just a master baker and decorator; she is also the 'Auntie' whom everyone comes to for advice. And she dishes i
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Baking Cakes in Kigali is a delightful debut novel set in contemporary post-genocide Rwanda. The author is a white Zambian who has lived in several African countries including Rwanda. The story revolves around Angel Tungaraz, a Tanzanian who has moved with her University professor husband, Pius, to Kigali in the year 2000 with her 5 orphaned grandchildren who she is raising. Angel is also the proud proprietor of a cake business and soon has many customers coming to her flat for a cup of sweet ca
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Irritating and repetitive writing style. Rather than focusing on a narrative, it felt like the author had a list of "African issues" to educate her readers about (HIV, FGM, etc.), which seemed to be the sole point of many anecdotes and chapters. Tries to give so much "local colour" that she forgets about writing a human story. Widely misses the mark.
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Jan 28, 2013
Shawn
marked it as to-read
Feb 29, 2024
Gabrielle Kelly
marked it as to-read
