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A Cowrie of Hope

Name: A Cowrie of Hope
Author: Binwell Sinyangwe

by Binwell Sinyangwe

2000•Drama•152 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA heavy novel that is realistic and emotional. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.8 / 5

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About This Book

"These were the nineties," reflects the narrator of A Cowrie of Hope, and for the young widow Nasula they are years of relentless economic hardship and privation. She dreams of a better life for her beautiful daughter, Sula, free from poverty and independent of marriage.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalEmpowerment/personal growthSocial commentary

Subjects

WidowsAfricaSocial life and customsSocial conditions

Details

Author: Binwell Sinyangwe
Published: 2000
Pages: 152
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Source: Open Library

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