Walking on Cowrie Shells

A “boisterous and high-spirited debut” ( Kirkus starred review)“that enthralls the reader through their every twist and turn” ( Publishers Weekly starred review), named one of the Most Anticipated Books for Brittle Paper, The Millions, and The Rumpus, penned by a finalist for the AKO Caine Prize In her powerful, genre-bending debut story collection, Nana Nkweti’s virtuosity is on full display as she mixes deft realism with clever inversions of genre. In the Caine Prize finalist story “It Takes a