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After I read A Girl Is a Body of Water, I knew I had to read all the other books authored by her, and I sure wasn’t disappointed.
I’m sure I have 1000 pictures of this book❤️>>>
“How many people would I beat up, Dad?
Yesterday a Caribbean boy beat a white boy for calling him African. Then there was this boy from Year Seven who apologised to me for calling me African. I said, “Dude, I am African.”’ Luzinda looked at his father with a what do you do with that? expression. When his dad did not respond he added, ‘And by the way, when we first arrived, Lisa said right to my face, “I may not be white but at least I’m not African.”’
“But Lisa is your best friend!”
“Exactly; now tell me who I should beat”
Similar to how A Girl Is a Body of Water had another title (The First Woman), Manchester Happened was also published as Let’s Tell This Story Properly.
After I read A Girl Is a Body of Water, I knew I had to read all the other books authored by her, and I sure wasn’t disappointed. This review has been a long time coming. Makumbi has her way with words; she is really good.
Manchester Happened was a gift for my birthday last year (get you beautiful friends). So it was extra special, and then getting into the novel itself… My oh my, it was so good!
Manchester Happened is a collection of 12 short stories about immigrant Ugandans who left their country for Manchester in search of a better life. The book is divided into two parts: Departing and Returning.
Each story represented a different kind of emotion and human life. Although different, each carried a tint of familiarity due to the fact that they were all Ugandans. My favorite stories were
Manchester Happened is a book I will continue to read forever. Have you read it? Tell me what you think.
Being a reader is my entire personality.
July 20, 2025 .
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Our list rounds up the top 30 cartoon characters that were villains, each one more wonderfully wicked than the last.
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Spider-Man is one of the many superheroes from the Marvel Universe whose stories shaped many childhoods. Who is your strongest Spiderman?
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The Mouse is famous for its princesses and princes. However, the studio’s true genius lies in its embrace of “ugly Disney characters”.
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October 28, 2025 .
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Let’s go through a list of the top 7 strongest Marvel villains, from the wickedly powerful to the absolutely unstoppable.
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February 26, 2026 .
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There are some outright funny cartoon characters who exist solely to crack you up, loud, hard, and with zero apology.
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October 12, 2021 .
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Hopefully, the reading of a book as this will enlighten men and generally educate people in the making of the right choices regarding amatory unions.
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February 19, 2022 .
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January 26, 2025 .
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November 12, 2023 .
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In these tales, women are portrayed as clever and tricky individuals, while men’s descent into madness is often a response to these traits.
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December 4, 2023 .
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February 3, 2025 .
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When Love Visits is a contemporary romance novel that narrates how Uju and Tade, both in their thirties and successful fall in love at first sight.
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May 7, 2022 .
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Ebere has a theory that a killer is out there that claims his victim every Christmas, and she believes their best friend Janet was one of his victims.
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December 4, 2023 .
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I don’t find What Happened to Janet Uzor very hair-raising thrilling, but it has ENOUGH suspense to get you flipping.
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May 5, 2024 .
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If you liked Dele Weds Destiny, then you’ll love We Were Girls Once. Aiwanose is a wonderful and insightful writer, and I look forward to reading more of her works.
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