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Just to remind people, my book eDgy pEopLe is in the Toronto Library, both as a soft cover (7 copies) and for an e-reader, and available on Amazon as well. There are reviews on both Amazon and Blue Denim Press if you want to have an overview.
Two WEN members mentioned in this Amazon.in review yesterday:![]()
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*[5.0 out of 5 stars](www.amazon.in/gp/customer-reviews/R39NDHYM1R318Y/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B009XDKLX6)*![]()
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**[A slice of Goan history in Kenya's pre-independent existence](www.amazon.in/gp/customer-reviews/R39NDHYM1R318Y/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B009XDKLX6)**![]()
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Reviewed in India on 16 January 2021![]()
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'More Matata' opens with a beautiful epigraph, a poem by Zohra Zoberi, called Editing Myself. The poem touches upon what we retain (or don't) as life goes on. The Prologue draws similarities between the author and Barack Obama's Kenyan father, since both have spent their growing years in Kenya.![]()
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The story continues from the first novel, 'Just Matata' and follows the growing up years of Lando in Kenya. The book is written in present tense and the author has maintained a skilled grip over his narrative blend of personal and political histories. The novel draws from real events and holds the reader till its heartbreaking close (sorry for this spoiler - I was rooting very hard for Lando).![]()
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This Matata trilogy is a perfect study for students of Postcolonial fiction because it captures the angst of working Goans (the community of mostly Catholics from the erstwhile Portuguese colony of Goa) in Africa. Subjects of Portugal (in Goa) and of Britain (in Kenya), these Goans had moved there for better job prospects.
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Thank you for joining us for our Zoom WEN Holiday Reading! Be safe and see you in 2021!
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WEN is a lovely and affirmative organization of writers and editors. I totally endorse Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli to become a member.
Our Saturday, November 21st meeting will be our first meeting via Zoom with a speaker. To defray the cost of the speaker, we will be sending a Zoom invite to all current WEN members and to those whose membership is less than 6 months overdue. Zoom can't replace an in-person meeting but it gives us a chance to see and hear everyone again. I encourage everyone to try out Zoom. Send an email to communications@wenetwork.ca and I will call and try to help out. Another option is to call a friend who has been using Zoom.![]()
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Our speaker will be **Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli.**![]()
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She will be talking about her book "La Brigantessa" and reading a few selections.
Many of you are wondering when WEN will meet again in person..![]()
This song from WWII by Vera Lynn gives us the answer:![]()
I've just been scrolling through the hundreds of photos of friends at past meetings, most of them taken by the wonderful Jasmine. How I miss the personal interaction at these breakfasts, especially my friends at the Naughty Table, presided over by Anna Stitski. I noticed a photo of dear Jack Livesley, a former member. How I miss him! While Maurus has done his very best with ZOOM, it just isn't the same as breakfasts of yesteryear when we were free of the plague. Let's hope we can all meet again sometime soon!
The Third Annual Joseph Smrdelj short story contest is now closed. All valid entries have been sent to the judge for review with a target of the end of November. The plan is to announce the winners and award cash prizes at the annual holiday party on December 12, 2020. At this time, we don't know if this will be a Zoom meeting or an in-person breakfast meeting.![]()
Congratulations to all of the entrants and good luck.
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I hope you are all well. I also hope it is okay to share my thoughts with you. “I Am A Warrior”![]()
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Be Well! Be You! Just Be!💛🧡❤️![]()
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Thank you,🤗❤️🙏🏼![]()
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Wendy
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WEN Member Thelma Wheatley just launched her latest novel "Tamarind Sky". Here is a youtube link with Thelma reading a chapter from her novel at the book launch on Oct 22, 2020.![]()
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[youtu.be/SgJQRvdsBwM](youtu.be/SgJQRvdsBwM)
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This is a reminder that the WEN October 17, 2020 breakfast meeting at Canadiana is now cancelled since the restaurant is closed due to Covid restrictions. ![]()
We will have to wait and see if restaurants are allowed to open in November.
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