Philippa Morton

Just finished Maame and I really enjoyed it. But then I love books written by people of other cultures living in the same world we do and how their experiences differ. I thought her relationship with her dad was really raw and true to life and that difficulty of disability and disease robbing you or possible relationships and changing the roles. I see that a lot in my job so reading her account and that balance between living your own life and responsibility for her parents - will make me even more of an advocate for those carers I meet. As for the micro racism’s, I feel that’s really important aspect to acknowledge. I remember doing a Harvard study that determines your prejudices .. and I have prejudices so that’s something I have to be aware of when I’m making decisions about people. It’s not conscious, and it certainly doesn’t reflect how I want to feel but it’s there. As for the sex, sex is painful and miserable for a lot of women so to have that acknowledged in a book is pretty important for young women who don’t get what all the fuss is about or are actively scared. Overall I feel this book addressed really important issues from the pov of a likeable protagonist. I give it 8/10