Set in the last decade of pre-independence Uganda, Betwixt Mountain and Wilderness is the story of an intensely sensitive, impressionable and introspective high school leaver, who goes on a fascinating adventure of discovery. It is progressively and simultaneously an adventure at cultural, intellectual, political and spiritual levels. Upon his final homecoming, to his utter amazement, the all-pervasive mountain of his excited childhood places new, least-expected demands on him, leading to dire consequences.

“This is a great book! It makes me feel like it is a fresh and imaginative story that makes sense the entire time of reading it. It is well written and exceptionally compelling.” – Sheena Brennan – Publishing Editor

Chokora! A Kenyan Scavenger is a good, comical and serious read.” – Willie Murigi, Consulting Engineer, Nairobi “Chokora! A Kenyan Scavenger is an intriguing narrative, extensively using Sheng and hence appeals to the ever-growing Kenyan urban population.

What Others Say
“Abenea Ndago explored and revealed a uniquely Kenyan territory in his earlier
novel, Voices. ‘Crossing the Border’, an equally refreshing read makes western
Kenya’s past ethnic strife uniquely his own. This is the work of a master who trod
the very hills, rivers, streams, sugarcane plantations and tribal idiosyncrasies of
his characters and painfully evokes and retells the tribal spirits of postcolonial
Kenya. Though written, the narrative is a griot’s account of inter- ethnic history
of the Luo and their neighbours, the Kalenjin and the kisiis, and the inevitable
competing tribal consciousness .The politically instigated tribal wars of the 1990s
in Kenya is immortalized in this postcolonial Kenyan narrative by a relatively young
novelist”. – Mahat Hassan, Kenyan Literary Critic.

However, when Alan, a handsome and charming young man, shows interest in her, she is tamed by his allure and falls head over heels in love with him. Yielding to temptations of love, Jahenda finds herself in a quandary.

This is a story about the love and dedication of three women: a young, independent businesswoman, an older teacher, and her American friend. As political events swirl around these women, and as Kenya moves towards democracy and national cohesion, the reader is caught up in the struggle of the human spirit to realize the goal of justice for all people.