{"product_id":"the-sex-lives-of-african-women-9780349701646","title":"The Sex Lives of African Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA DOROTHY KOOMSON BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Such a beautiful read, like chatting to a friend over a cuppa. This is the intimate, insightful read that I didn''t know I needed. Just brilliant.'' Dorothy Koomson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNana Darkoa Sekyiamah spent decades talking openly and intimately to African women around the world about sex. In this book, she brings together their extraordinary stories, whilst also chronicling her own journey towards sexual freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom finding queer community in Egypt to living a polyamorous life in Senegal to understanding the intersectionality of religion and pleasure in Cameroon, their necessary narratives are individual and illuminating. This stunning collection provides crucial insight into our quest for sexual power and offers all women inspirational examples to live a truly liberated life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eTouching\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ejoyful\u003c\/b\u003e, defiant -  and honest.'' \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the Year 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you read \u003ci\u003eThree Women\u003c\/i\u003e and thought, \"Where are all the non-white people?\", this book has the answer * Cosmopolitan *\u003cbr\u003eA boundary-breaking, fascinating and deeply affirming set of accounts that emphasises the necessity of allowing African women to tell the stories of their sexuality on their own terms -- Otegha Uwagba\u003cbr\u003eSuch a beautiful read, like chatting to a friend over a cuppa. This is the intimate, insightful read that I didn't know I needed. Just brilliant -- Dorothy Koomson\u003cbr\u003eA captivating diasporic work of sensual geographies. Teeming with freedom and agency. Utterly triumphant -- Irenosen Okojie\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful, delicate and sometimes brutal exploration of African Womanhood and sexuality, honest and moving. A vital treasure -- Bolu Babalola\u003cbr\u003eExtraordinarily dynamic...Here is a book like none you will have read before. The women speak openly and invariably for the first time about their experiences of sex and relationships as they seek to claim individual agency, however that expresses itself. They share emotion-filled stories with honesty, addressing everyday personal dramas within the wider context in which self-worth and confidence are affected by racism and patriarchy, with revolution in the streets and revolution in the sheets being two sides of the same coin...With sensitivity, this book has facilitated astonishing breaking of silences -- Margaret Busby * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI just didn't want it to end\u003c\/b\u003e. Each and every story is \u003cb\u003eunique, powerful\u003c\/b\u003e ... A global, \u003cb\u003eambitious\u003c\/b\u003e collection that \u003cb\u003ehums with the author's love\u003c\/b\u003e for the subject and her interviewees * Goodreads *\u003cbr\u003eThese personal stories reveal a \u003cb\u003emind-blowing\u003c\/b\u003e variety of sexualities, sex lives and relationships. \u003cb\u003eFascinating\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Bernardine Evaristo\u003cbr\u003eTo hear these stories told with such agency shouldn't be a novelty, but the sheer fact of their existence makes this book truly important * Bristol Life *\u003cbr\u003eFantastically interesting and original -- Francesca Beauman, author of The Literary Almanac\u003cbr\u003eOverflowing with candor, vulnerability, and juiciness, this collection of raw, tender stories that Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah has so lovingly gathered will upend all of your assumptions and stereotypes. These mothers, activists, writers, sex workers, and others share painful truths, evolving glories, and journeys toward love and freedom, in their own words. They are trans, queer, heterosexual, kinky, and say, 'To hell with labels.' Facing down dangers and double standards, they are healing. \u003ci\u003eThe Sex Lives of African Women \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the breadth and depth of the Diaspora with the intimacy of looking in a mirror. Marvelous! -- Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sex Lives of African Women\u003c\/i\u003e is a Pan-African feminist love offering to our ancestors, women living across the Diaspora and future generations to come. Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah delivers this love with honesty, levity and delicious prose. This book satiates my appetite for stories that take the interior lives of Black, African and Afro-descendant women seriously. It is simply unparalleled and right on time. -- Charlene A. Carruthers, author of Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements\u003cbr\u003eIn these emotionally charged and refreshingly honest essays, this collection gives literal shape to women's sexuality and desires. Nothing less than stunning. Essential read! I couldn't put it down. -- Nicole Dennis-Benn, bestselling author of Patsy and Here Comes the Sun\u003cbr\u003eThis collection affirms what we've known all along: African women are reclaiming their bodies and taking ownership of their sexual destinies. Every single story leaves you feeling deliciously empowered. -- Lola Shoneyin, author of The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives.\u003cbr\u003eEveryone will come away standing a little taller and breathing a little lighter, buoyed by the affirmation that we are all normal and that the marginal is central. \u003ci\u003eThe Sex Lives of African Women\u003c\/i\u003e is a safe space: it is pure, unadulterated freedom. -- Jane Link, Big Black Books\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful, compelling reads that open up whole new ways of seeing and thinking about the world. They're both full of information, both made me think and both gave me a very welcome insight into other people's experiences and what you can learn from them -- Dorothy Koomson * i Book of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eA Ghanaian feminist and activist relays stories of sexual freedom and relationships. Mostly told pseudonymously, they are touching, joyful, defiant - and honest * The Economist Best Books of 2021 *\u003cbr\u003eThis revelatory collection highlights the diverse experiences of sex, sexualities, and relationships of African women and the journeys - both mental and physical - that they have undergone to own their sexuality...a deep insight into the complex tapestry of African women's sexuality and bestows upon all women inspirational examples to living a truly liberated life. * The British Backlist Best of 2021 *\u003cbr\u003eSekyiamah does an excellent job of reminding us of the complexity of sex and relationships, and how these are affected by an ever-shifting interplay of personality, religion, family dynamics, cultural background, personal finances and life stages. * The TLS *\u003cbr\u003eA collection of powerful, liberating, raw and sometimes heart-breaking real-life stories from women across Africa and the diaspora. Six years in the making, it shatters the taboos that have until now surrounded many of the issues and experiences of African women, who have unfurled the most private area of their lives in its pages. * New African *\u003cbr\u003eNo matter how you identify sexually, readers will resonate with the honesty of these stories, and hopefully feel more courageous to live their truth each day. * Bust *\u003cbr\u003eSo important and groundbreaking in its treatment of African women's sexualities it deserves to be consumed in every possible medium -- NoViolet Bulawayo\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dialogue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534942306647,"sku":"9780349701646","price":19.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349701646.jpg?v=1755858155","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sex-lives-of-african-women-9780349701646","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}