Going Down River Road

Ben is a man on the move in seedy clubs and pubs in Nairobi’s River Road. In one of those places, he meets a working girl and single mother named Wini and takes a liking to her. She moves in his single-room accommodation with her him little boy and the three become family. Then she suddenly runs off with her office boss leaving her son behind. Ben, a construction site labourer with meagre resources, is stuck with what to do with the boy.

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I liked the book even though the story felt a bit all over the place. This is my first Meja Mwangi book and I had high hopes for it😂😂. But, I enjoyed the familiarity that the story brought, from the characters to streets, and the everyday hustle of most Kenyans. Happy to have read it with the bo...

I walk differently after reading this book when I'm down in river road><

Walking down river road in the 70s was raw in its messiness, unsettling in humor, vivid, heartbreaking and thought-provoking.

The book started a bit slowly, but it soon picked up pace. I enjoyed it and laughed at a few moments.

This was quite a fun read.

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Meja Mwangi is such a funny nyang’au! I really enjoyed the humor in this book. Back in high school I didn’t like most Kenyan novels, but this one reminded me that local literature can be fresh and captivating. The storytelling is engaging, the characters are lovable, and the scenes feel very relatab...

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I walk differently after reading this book when I'm down in river road><

Walking down river road in the 70s was raw in its messiness, unsettling in humor, vivid, heartbreaking and thought-provoking.

The book started a bit slowly, but it soon picked up pace. I enjoyed it and laughed at a few moments.

This was quite a fun read.

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Going Down River Road

by Meja Mwangi

About This Book

Going Down River Road

by Meja Mwangi

About This Book