Call and Response by Gothataone Moeng

Full of heart and humour, Gothataone Moeng's first collection, set between the rural village of Serowe and the thrumming capital city of Gaborone, captures a chorus of voices from a country in flux. Meet a young woman who has worn the same mourning clothes for almost a year, and a teenage girl who shies away from the room where her once vibrant aunt lies dying. Elsewhere, watch as a younger sister hides her romantic exploits from her family while her older brother openly flaunts his infidelities, and a traveller who returns home laden with confusion and shame.

Moeng, part of a new generation of African writers, offers us an insight into communities, experiences and landscapes through these cinematic stories peopled with unforgettable female protagonists.