Mumbibooks: 3 books

  Macharia Gakuru captures the emotions, the anxieties, and the burden of coming to terms with end-stage kidney failure in a way that only someone who has experienced this life-changing event can do. This transparent and illuminating account will serve as a reminder to doctors, nurses,...

The life of little Mumbi, who is 13 years old, is all pain. One morning, she wakes up to brutal violence in her household: her father has been beating up her mother—again! This time, her mum is injured. Resolving to walk away from the abuse, Mumbi’s mum, Karen, asks her to pack her belongings,...

It begins as a normal day at Jackson High, a day-school in London. As Mumbi Andrews and her peers sit in class, anxiously following the lesson of Mr. Watkins, an ear-splitting crash rends the air. Buildings, science equipment and furniture rattle with the terrifying impact. What could the crash be?...