An Image in a Mirror: Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award
‘The notion of dual identity, national and familial, is prominent and thought-provoking. I loved it’ Daily Mail
Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award
Shortlisted for the UJ Debut Novel Award

Set between Uganda and South Africa, An Image in a Mirror is the story of Nyakale and Achen, identical twins pulled apart by their mother’s decision to give one of them away to her sister for a chance at a better life.

At the heart of this beautifully woven tale is a coming-of-age story of two young women growing up in separate worlds that are as different as they are similar.

When the sisters finally meet after twenty-two years, how mirrored will each feel by the other?

'A richly told and deeply intimate African story about the becoming of two young women' Books Live Sunday Times
'A touching and perceptive tale of family and the depth of shared origins' City of Cape Town Library
'A powerful new female voice has entered the storytelling scene' City Press
'I was hooked within the first five pages' AfroVoice
'A beautifully crafted tale of twins' Sunday Sun
'A beautifully written debut novel' Your Family

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An Image in a Mirror: Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award
‘The notion of dual identity, national and familial, is prominent and thought-provoking. I loved it’ Daily Mail
Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award
Shortlisted for the UJ Debut Novel Award

Set between Uganda and South Africa, An Image in a Mirror is the story of Nyakale and Achen, identical twins pulled apart by their mother’s decision to give one of them away to her sister for a chance at a better life.

At the heart of this beautifully woven tale is a coming-of-age story of two young women growing up in separate worlds that are as different as they are similar.

When the sisters finally meet after twenty-two years, how mirrored will each feel by the other?

'A richly told and deeply intimate African story about the becoming of two young women' Books Live Sunday Times
'A touching and perceptive tale of family and the depth of shared origins' City of Cape Town Library
'A powerful new female voice has entered the storytelling scene' City Press
'I was hooked within the first five pages' AfroVoice
'A beautifully crafted tale of twins' Sunday Sun
'A beautifully written debut novel' Your Family

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An Image in a Mirror: Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award

An Image in a Mirror: Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award

by Ijangolet S Ogwang
An Image in a Mirror: Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award

An Image in a Mirror: Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award

by Ijangolet S Ogwang

Overview

‘The notion of dual identity, national and familial, is prominent and thought-provoking. I loved it’ Daily Mail
Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award
Shortlisted for the UJ Debut Novel Award

Set between Uganda and South Africa, An Image in a Mirror is the story of Nyakale and Achen, identical twins pulled apart by their mother’s decision to give one of them away to her sister for a chance at a better life.

At the heart of this beautifully woven tale is a coming-of-age story of two young women growing up in separate worlds that are as different as they are similar.

When the sisters finally meet after twenty-two years, how mirrored will each feel by the other?

'A richly told and deeply intimate African story about the becoming of two young women' Books Live Sunday Times
'A touching and perceptive tale of family and the depth of shared origins' City of Cape Town Library
'A powerful new female voice has entered the storytelling scene' City Press
'I was hooked within the first five pages' AfroVoice
'A beautifully crafted tale of twins' Sunday Sun
'A beautifully written debut novel' Your Family

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781915643728
Publisher: Legend Press Ltd
Publication date: 02/22/2024
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 7.80(w) x 5.04(h) x 0.71(d)

About the Author

Ijangolet S Ogwang is a Kenyan born Ugandan-South-African writer. Her debut novel An Image in a Mirror was published by Blackbird Books in 2018 and became a national bestseller in South Africa. The novel was shortlisted for the University of Johannesburg Debut Novel Award 2019 and longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2020.
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