By Namwanja Margaret ChikwabiNo Be From Hia (2nd edition, 2020) is the debut novel by Natasha Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda. The story involves three generations of the Ayomide and Kombe families. They are Zambia-Nigerian-Jamaican powerhouse families. The three main characters are cousins Maggie Ayomide and Bupe Kombe, and Grandmother Margaret.The experiences of cousins Maggie and Bupe are potrayed as they grow up in different parts of the world from childhood to adulthood. The reader is also led through the cousins’ relationships with family members and their respective significant others. This story spans pre-colonial Zambia and England to post-2017 and it is set at different times in Chinsali, Lusaka, Lagos and London.There are many themes running through No Be From Hia. Identity and the search for belonging and fulfillment are two of them. Betrayal and its consequences, family secrets and the unsaid things we all suspect in our relationships and families are sewn throughout the book as well. […]
BOOK REVIEW: NO BE FROM HIA
