Seasons of Crimson Blossoms, by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim. PHOTO | GLORIA MWANIGA
Senegalese author Mariama Ba, in her much acclaimed novel So Long a Letter, shines a light on the lives of Muslim women she got to know while growing up in Senegal.
In the book, Ba highlights the helplessness, sorrow and resignation of the protagonist, Ramatoulaye. After the death of her husband, Ramatoulaye writes to her best friend, reminiscing about the past and her present state as a widow in a conservative and patriarchal Muslim society.
