My life in books: Maame Blue

FAVOURITE BOOK OF ALL TIME
This is an impossible question so here are three possible answers: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo, Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

BOOK THAT MADE YOU BECOME A WRITER
I have wanted to be a writer since the first time I picked up a pen. Some of the books that inspired me to turn it into a reality however, were Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (finally seeing myself represented in main characters) and My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante (her use of language and the delicate but raw way she writes about womanhood).

BOOK THAT YOU WOULD RECOMMEND TO PEOPLE
In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

BEST BOOK TO START A BOOK CLUB
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

FAVOURITE AUTHOR
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

FAVOURITE CLASSIC BOOK
The Colour Purple by Alice Walker

BOOK YOU WISHED YOU’D WRITTEN
Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

Maame Blue is part of Jacaranda’s #Twentyin2020 initiative. Her debut novel Bad Love is available to at Foyles and all good Indie bookshops, and as an Audible audiobook. See https://maamebluewrites.com / @MaameBlueWrites for more information