African Writing Online [many literatures, one voice]; Issue No. 7; Reviews Homepage

	Harare North by Brian Chikwava	It is in order to advise aspiring writers of the literary story that not all narratives from Africa need to be served up with its own patented variant of language.
I would argue that the main strength of ‘Harmattan Rain’ is its in-depth exploration of Ghana’s political evolution since the pre-Independence 1950’s. In this way it serves as a useful introduction to the country’s recent political history.	Harmattan Rain by Ayesha Harruna Attah
	An Elegy for Easterly by Petina Gappah	In The Maid from Lalapanzi will probably be found the dog with the longest name in the world (They shot into the air to frighten people, and when her grandmother’s dog Pfungwadzebenzi barked, a guerrilla shot him in the stomach and he limped off to the forest to die)
There is a sense in which any George Elliot Clarke prose would probably 'degenerate' into poetry anyway, such is his felicity with the English language,	I & I by George Elliot Clarke
	Voice of a Dream by Glaydah Namukasa	The storyline is not unfamiliar, particularly with families living in the developing countries. The overriding themes in the novel are timely and significant,

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