Who Will Catch Us as We Fall (Paperback)

from BALE

Verjee's narrative is straightforward, yet rich and compelling. It tells the heartbreaking tale of a beautiful city, Nairobi, fraught with rampant racial bias, poverty and unethical practices - especially by those who should be protecting it's people and communities. This is not a story about sol...

from kdabra4

Nairobi, Kenya, is the setting.  1997 to 2007 is the time period, so it's modern  day.  But it doesn't feel very modern, as Kenya is still a tribal nation with tremendous poverty.  Leena and Jai are sister and brother of Indian descent, living in an upper class  community apart from yet still amo...

from izzybellae

I absolutely love the cover of Who Will Catch Us As We Fall! Bright and fun! The story was quite enjoyable as well. Well developed characters.

from SiriJR

Who Will Catch Us As We Fall is a masterfully written novel where the standout character is Nairobi itself. Verjee's prose is spare yet poetic, and each interwoven character is deftly portrayed, complex, flawed and sympathetic. I did think the ending was a bit weak and neat, and I would have appr...

from Dreesie

I received this ARC through Librarything's Early Reviewers Program. I this novel Verjee looks at tensions between the various communities in Kenya--specifically the East Indian and black Kenyan communities. She also shows tensions within the Kenya tribal communities as well. She also examines pol...