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When Hoopoes Go To Heaven (2010)

by Gaile Parkin(Favorite Author)

3.43 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0857894102 (ISBN13: 9780857894106)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Corvus

series

Bakery

review 1: When I started listening to this I had no idea it was a sequel to Baking Cakes in Kigali which I listened to a few months ago. I started to recognize some of the characters and then realized that this story was about the same family, with cake making Angel as grandmother to the children left orphaned when both her own children died. This time we are in Swaziland where young Benedict - the oldest boy - takes it upon himself to help Angel to get her cake making business under way. Meanwhile he also helps other friends and neighbours to solve their own problems. A nice story, well told, with just enough of the serious issues facing Africa at the moment.
review 2: 4.5 stars. I fell in love with Benedict, the book's main character, whilst I was reading this. He is... more such a sweet lad, sensitive and kind, with a great passion for wildlife and a love for his family coupled with a desire to help them succeed in life that come across vividly. The story gives an interesting insight into life and customs in Swaziland (and to a lesser extent, Africa in general) and is peppered with phrases and exclamations in the local language, which add to the flavour and sense of place. A quick and enjoyable read, recommended to anyone who enjoyed Baking Cakes in Kigali, Gaile Parkin's first novel, also about the Tungazara family and also fans of books like Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. less

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