Sam's Reviews > Send Her Back and Other Stories

Send Her Back is a collection of short stories that detail the experiences of Zimbabwean immigrant women to the US, and the many challenges they face.

I enjoyed the author's clear, strong voice; however, both her voice and the stories got a little repetitive. There were a few protagonists that stood out as distinctive, but many of them were indistinguishable from each other. I feel that the collection would have been stronger if it had some stories that felt more different from each other. Otherwise, I would almost prefer the stories be edited into a novel, with a single cohesive narrative. With the sameness of the narration and the characters, it almost felt like it could be a single story.

I will still definitely be keeping an eye out for future work from this author - I feel that with a little more time and experience, she could become a very powerful storyteller.

Thank you to BookishFirst for the ARC.