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Yaba Badoe

Yaba Badoe

  • 4 stars across 6 books

Yaba Badoe is an award-winning Ghanaian-British documentary filmmaker and writer. In 2014 Yaba was nominated for the Distinguished Woman of African Cinema award. Her debut novel, A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars , was shortlisted for Branford Boase Award 2018 and has been nominated for the 2019 Carnegie Medal. @yaba_badoe

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7th September 2017

A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars

*Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018. *Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Award 2018. A powerful, haunting deb... MoreA Jigsaw of Fire and Stars

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15th August 2002

Wolf

In the desperate search for food during a desolate winter, Marak leads his pack of wolves into the cattle country of W... MoreWolf

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13th October 2017

The Secret of the Purple Lake

The Secret of the Purple Lake is a collection of five interlinked stories that take us from Ghana to Orkney, and from Sp... MoreThe Secret of the Purple Lake

(0 reviews) Review
14th October 2021

Lionheart Girl

African myth and magic beat in the dark heart of this fable about witchcraft, superstition, the bonds we choose and thos... MoreLionheart Girl

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9th June 2022

Lionheart Girl

African myth and magic beat in the dark heart of this fable about witchcraft, superstition, the bonds we choose and thos... MoreLionheart Girl

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12th October 2023

Man-Man and the Tree of Memories

Set in contemporary Notting Hill, Man-man and his friends are swept up in the exuberant preparations for carnival. But h... MoreMan-Man and the Tree of Memories

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