The Sex Lives of African Women
- Author Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
- Narrator Iesha Nyree, Adenrele Ojo, Deanna Anthony, Stephanie Weeks, Joy Hooper, Lisa Reneé Pitts, Karen Murray, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Janina Edwards, M. J. Brown, Karla Mosley, various narrators
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 30 April 2022
- Run Time 10 hours and 13 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Ethnic studies, Gender studies: women and girls, LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies.
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What to expect
A conversation starter like Three Women but centering the experiences of women of color: a mellifluous chorus celebrating the liberation, individuality, and joy of African women’s multifaceted sexuality
Thanks to her blog, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah has spent decades talking openly and intimately to African women around the world about sex. For this book she spoke to over thirty African women across the globe while chronicling her own journey toward sexual freedom.
We meet Yami, a pansexual Canadian of Malawian heritage, who describes negotiating the line between family dynamics and sexuality. There’s Esther, a cisgendered hetero woman studying in America by way of Cameroon and Kenya, who talks of how a childhood rape has made her rebellious and estranged from her missionary parents. And Tsitsi, an HIV-positive Zimbabwean woman who is raising a healthy, HIV-free baby.
Across a queer community in Egypt, polyamorous life in Senegal, and a reflection on the intersection of religion and pleasure in Cameroon, Sekyiamah explores the many layers of love and desire, its expression, and how it forms who we are.
In these confessional pages, women control their own bodies and pleasure and assert their sexual power. Capturing the rich tapestry of sex positivity, The Sex Lives of African Women is a singular and subversive book that celebrates the liberation, individuality, and joy of African women’s multifaceted sexuality.
Critics Review
“Touching, joyful, defiant—and honest.”
“Groundbreaking…A candid, subversive, and empowering read.”
“Its stories are raw, unencumbered, exhilarating, and, at times, enraging.”
“The stories, as written by Sekyiamah, are mesmerizing. The women shared with her, and by extension with us, with true generosity.”
“Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is changing the way African women talk about sex.”
“Readers will resonate with the honesty of these stories, and hopefully feel more courageous to live their truth each day.”
“The honesty and frankness with which these women share their experiences of falling in love, lust, and their traumas, too, is fascinating.”
“Dazzling…The tone is hopeful, resilient, and accepting. Marked by the diversity of experiences shared, the wealth of intimate details, and the total lack of sensationalism, this is an astonishing report on the quest for sexual liberation.”
“A book like none you will have read before.”
| Author | Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Iesha Nyree, Adenrele Ojo, Deanna Anthony, Stephanie Weeks, Joy Hooper, Lisa Reneé Pitts, Karen Murray, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Janina Edwards, M. J. Brown, Karla Mosley, various narrators |
| Duration | 10 hours and 13 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9798200957439 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Genre | Ethnic studies, Gender studies: women and girls, LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies |
| Availability | US |
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