Jumia Books The River Between

A legendary work of African literature, this moving and eye-opening novel lucidly captures the drama of a people and culture whose world has been overturned. The River Between explores life in the mountains of Kenya during the early days of white settlement. Faced with a choice between an alluring new religion and their own ancestral customs, the Kikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it.The River Between is the story of a society caught on the horns of a cultural dilemma. Through the protagonist,Waiyaki, a typical African elite at the onset of missionary teaching, the reader is taken through the pangs of conflict that come with change. While the new ways are equated with progress, the folk customs are so strong that they threaten to destroy whoever defies them. 'The River Between is...an almost wordless love story that avoids pseudo-nobility while remaining proudly and distinctively African."