Natalie Mathenge: 6 books

This is a story about family, love and loss. It explores childhood innocence and the ease with which it is stolen away. It is a journey back into the past and the truth that is hidden between the lies. A story about struggle, life and the past.  

A sheltered but talented young woman has a breakdown. She turns to alcohol to dull the evil she has been witness to. She decides to go home and re-build her life. Soni knows that she will find healing and solace with her family.

This is the second book in the JANANJA series of short stories. A young upwardly mobile woman is reveling in her recent successes. She is watching the news and having a conversation with her cactus. Sneering and scoffing at each story. Suddenly she hears a soft voice that puts in check her short moment...

A young scientist takes a much needed break to visit her friend. The two friends are looking forward to spending time together. Their lives have kept them busy and apart for far too long. Both are unprepared for what lies ahead.

The third installation in this series is about a woman by the name Kiga. She was a woman who believed in moving forward and leaving the past firmly in the past. Kiga leads a simple yet fulfilling life in Yerin. It is far from the excitement and glamour she had once craved as a young girl but she is...