Yomi and the Fury of Ninki Nanka: 1 (The Nkara Chronicles, 1)

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Raised by her stern, conservative mother and a chorus of aunts, headstrong Soila has lived a life of privilege in Nairobi. After a harrowing assault by a trusted family friend, she flees to New York for college, vowing never to return home. But ‘90s New York is not what she imagined. Love comes and she must decide whether to honour her Kenyan identity or to forge a life of her own design. It was literally a chance meeting,” says Davina. “I met one of BookTrust’s team members at the London Book Fair, right before the pandemic. They introduced themselves and said: ‘We have this scheme called BookTrust Represents, you should join.’” A group of "dragon hunters" from the Centre for Fortean Zoology (CFZ) went to Gambia in the summer of 2006 to investigate the Ninki Nanka and take testimony from those who have claimed to have seen the mythical creature. One interviewee who claimed to have had an encounter with a Ninki Nanka said it looked similar to an image of a Chinese dragon. The expedition, known as the "J. T. Downes Memorial Gambia Expedition 2006", received a fair amount of media attention, including coverage in a BBC Online article. [1] The expedition, known as the “J. T. Downes Memorial Gambia Expedition 2006”, received a fair amount of media attention, including coverage in a BBC Online article.

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