advance praise for The Shipikisha Club

“Affecting without being sentimental. Mubanga Kalimamukwento knows how to tell a story!” – Chika Unigwe, author of The Middle Daughter

“The Shipikisha Club is electric. From the very first page, I was pulled into the worlds of Ntashé and her mother, Sali. This is a book where the passages, full of beautifully spare, sharp words, serve the story of relationships put to severe tests.” – Farah Ali, author of The River, The Town.

“Kalimamukwento creates an unflinching account of the myriad forms of intimate violence and betrayal within a patriarchal system, interspersed with moments of startling tenderness. She rejects moral certitude, instead pulling us into the minds of messy, complex women attempting to survive and connect in an unjust world.” – Sarah Yahm, author of Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation.