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Shifting Grounds is an intriguing, lush, genre-bending debut novel about a young man, Omusha, who longs for more in life than the cards he's been dealt —too often before his relationships can blossom, a heartbreaking incident seems to cut the story short.With his mother's prejudices finally taking centre stage, Omusha falls in love with a beautiful young girl from his village; from their first ... Read more

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Shifting Grounds is an intriguing, lush, genre-bending debut novel about a young man, Omusha, who longs for more in life than the cards he's been dealt —too often before his relationships can blossom, a heartbreaking incident seems to cut the story short.With his mother's prejudices finally taking centre stage, Omusha falls in love with a beautiful young girl from his village; from their first
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