What are you reading? "Gogo Mama"

Who wrote it? Sally Sara (the ABC Journalist)

What is it about? it's a collection of stories of twelve African women - including a belly dancer, a former child soldier, a genocide survivor, a grandmother who is caring for her HIV positive grandchild after losing her daughters and one grandchild to the disease...

Are you enjoying it? Yes, I'm re-reading it. Sara writes beautifully and with compassion. The stories are fascinating and while they give a disturbing insight into the darkness of humanity, they also show the strength and faith that gets these women through. It puts my first world problems into very harsh perspective.