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All That It Ever Meant | Blessing Musariri

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WINNER OF THE CHILDREN'S AFRICANA BOOK AWARDS 2024 OBSERVER BEST BOOKS OF 2023 IRISH TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2023 SUNDAY TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK An outstanding YA novel of family love, loss, and life lived between two cultures, by an astonishing, super-stylish new voice. 'I'm going to tell you exactly how everything happened. Baba always says, Mati mwana'ngu, I love a good story but I don't have time for a long one, so make it short.' When Mati and her two siblings travel from London to Zimbabwe with their father, they are forced to confront the knotty family dynamics caused by the loss of their mother. Along for the trip is Meticais, a fabulously attired gender-neutral spirit -- or ghost? or imaginary friend? -- who only Mati can see and talk to. Guided by Meticais's enigmatic advice and wisdom, Mati must come to terms with her grief and with the difficulty of a life lived between two cultures, while her family learn to forge their way in a world without their monumental mother. This is distinctive, stylish, powerful writing by a vital new voice.

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All That It Ever Meant | Blessing Musariri

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All That It Ever Meant, by Blessing Musariri (2023)

Premise: Reeling following a family tragedy, a Black British girl is taken back to her parents‘ native Zimbabwe to regroup.

Review: Despite doing a lot well, this didn‘t hit for me. But I‘m also very aware that I‘m not the target audience for it, and I have little doubt it would work better for those living in a diaspora or immigrant context. Cont.

Mattsbookaday The author had some beautiful ways of describing the sense of displacement such experiences involve. It was also a moving story of a family in free fall and a dad doing whatever he can to keep them afloat.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🇿🇼 African Fiction (Zimbabwe)

🎒 Middle Grade

👧🏿 Diaspora Literature

Medium: Audio
3w

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