The New Girl In Mombasa

Wanjiru flees her failed life in Nairobi for Mombasa, haunted by her past. In a Nyali penthouse, she becomes Barack’s housemate—himself fleeing his own ghosts—and they form a fragile bond that teeters on the edge of love. As passion and past wounds collide, they struggle for redemption, belonging, and a fresh start. Will love be enough to heal their wounds? Set in Mombasa, Kenya’s famed coastal city of rich history and Swahili culture, this novel, with its stunning emotional intensity and haunting sexuality, is a haunting look at loneliness, the struggle for love, belonging and independence.