http://slow.writerscafe.org/shelisz The original writings of author Shelina Shariff-Zia en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776063734 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Shaza visits the infamous Idi Amin, who invites her to the palace for a visit. Mnay people have vanished there, never to be seen alive again... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1153482/ Shaza's family is expelled from Uganda along with the rest of the Asian Community by Idi Amin. Overnight, the prosperous community become refugees and are scattered to the four winds. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1153479/ Alice and Georgie work for the family. They are much poorer and work very hard but this is just the way things are at that time, and it is accepted. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1151277/ Whitie is a little scrap of a puppy when Shaza gets her. She becomes bigger and follows her to school one day. They also adopt five tiny puppies whose mother is killed and who have to be bottle fed. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1151275/ Shaza spends holidays in the green, lush city of Kampala. The serenity is a contrast to the horrors that overcome the city later... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1151274/ Suli's life goes downhill after a divorce and she ends up the mistress of a rich man but still manages to hold up her head. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1150113/ Two teenage girls fall for guys from a different religion. In Kenay that means sneaking around... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1149235/ Sex and Lies, good girls and bad girls sums it up. Fehmida is a mysterious woman who seems to lead a double life. What lies between her luxurious lifestyle and all the men she knows... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1149046/ Shaza and her family spend diyllic times in Mombasa. They revel in nature and swimming in the Indian ocean. At night they spend time in the Swahili part of town. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1149044/ Shaza grows up and starts school and gets into mischief. She has her first crush on a boy. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1149035/ EVerything goes wrong and Shaza is heartbroken. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1148895/ Shaza's grandmother dominates their homeand is a big influnce on Shaza who follows her around like a puppy. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1148894/ Describes Shaza's childhood growing up in a happy, noisy household. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1148890/ Shaza is sheltered teenager who falls in love for the first time. She is a Muslim who falls for a Hindu boy...forbidden territory. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1148887/ This is a novel about growing up in Kenya that becomes a love story. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/shelisz/1148886/