The Old Drift

The Old Drift

A Zambian debut novel that follows three generations of three families, telling the story of a nation, and of the grand sweep of time

On the banks of the Zambezi River, a few miles from the majesti…

If you like book The Old Drift here is the list of books you may also like

Buy this book on Amazon

Similar books (20)

The Day She Disappeared

Buy this book on Amazon
The Parlour Wife

Kehinde must put everything on the line to find herself during a time of war.

Lagos, 1939

With the announcement of World War Two and a change that sends shockwaves through her family, Kehinde is forced …
Buy this book on Amazon
Beka Lamb

Buy this book on Amazon
Call and Response

Buy this book on Amazon
Kintu

Uganda’s history reimagined through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan in an award-winning debut.

In 1750, Kintu Kidda unleashes a curse that will plague his family for generations. In this ambitio…
Buy this book on Amazon
A Kind of Madness

Buy this book on Amazon
Housegirl

Buy this book on Amazon
The Pearl Thief

Buy this book on Amazon
The Woman Next Door

Buy this book on Amazon
Bitter Brew

Buy this book on Amazon
Secret Sister

Buy this book on Amazon
Out of Darkness, Shining Light

Buy this book on Amazon
Silence Is My Mother Tongue

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 'Gripping and courageous' – Guardian 'Brims with the sensory flavours of remembered experience.' – Daily Mail Makes sensual evocative poetry …
Buy this book on Amazon
In the Company of Men

Buy this book on Amazon
Why Do You Dance When You Walk?

One morning in Paris on the way to kindergarten, a little girl asks her father “Papa, why do you dance when you walk?” The question is innocent and serious. Why does her father limp, why can’t he ride…
Buy this book on Amazon
What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World’s Ocean

From the acclaimed marine biologist and author of The Brilliant Abyss , an impassioned examination of the existential threats to the world’s ocean and cautious optimism for the abundant life within it…
Buy this book on Amazon
I Do Not Come to You by Chance

A deeply moving debut novel set amid the perilous world of Nigerian email scams, I Do Not Come to You by Chance tells the story of one young man and the family who loves him.

Being the opara of the fa…
Buy this book on Amazon
Voyage of the Sable Venus and Other Poems

A stunning poetry debut: this meditation on the black female figure through time introduces us to a brave and penetrating new voice.

Robin Coste Lewis's electrifying collection is a triptych that begin…
Buy this book on Amazon
The Orchard of Lost Souls

Buy this book on Amazon
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

Buy this book on Amazon