The Banana Girls
ISBN-13: 9781990263866
Author(s): Karim F. Hirji
Subjects: FA, FBA
Publisher: Daraja Press
Publisher Imprint: Daraja Press
Publication Date: 25-01-2024
Format: Paperback / softback
Availability: In stock
£14.99
About the book
Two talented high school girls, who are also best friends, have resolved to eat bananas everyday. Together with their devotion to the truth and idealistic spirit, this addiction slowly propels them far into the lands of ideas and action. From reserved science students, they evolve to be steadfast fighters for justice, and ultimately find themselves behind bars, convicted of terrorism related charges. This action packed novel traces that evolution through a wide cast of characters that range from school mates, teachers, family members, street vendors to state officials and businessmen, both national and international. It is a story, based in Africa, of true friendship and the struggle for a decent human existence in the face of powerful adversaries. Though otherwise entirely fictional, it derives from existent and historical realities. Interspersed within its pages, you will find enticing entities from the plant kingdom as well as song, photos and mathematical ideas relating to bananas. The supplementary material at the end provides an introduction to the factual basis of the story.