'A soaring & sublime epic One of those great stories that was just waiting to be told' (Marlon James Man Booker Prize-winning author of A Brief History of Seven Killings)A captivating ambitious & haunting novel of breathtaking scope from the winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize The year is 1750 As he makes his way to the capital to pledge allegiance to the new leader of the Buganda Kingdom Kintu Kidda unleashes a curse that will plague his family for generations As the centuries pass the tale moves down the bloodline exploring the lives of four of Kintu Kidda's descendants Although the family members all have their own stories & live in very different circumstances they are united by one thing
- the struggle to break free from the curse & escape the burden of their family's past Blending Ganda oral tradition myth folktale & history Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi has brought to life an extraordinarily colourful cast of characters to produce a powerful epic
- a modern classic