This archive report was first published on 6 May 2020.
On Saturday, March 7th, 2020, Footprints Press Limited launched the book “Letters; Mothers & Daughters” by Susan Wakhungu-Githuku at a High Tea event held at Zen Garden, Nairobi.
Hosted by Caroline Mutoko, a devoted mother and treasured daughter and sister, the book launch was particularly poignant as it was being launched on the eve of International Women’s Day.
The book is a collection of letters from mothers to their daughters and daughters to their mothers, compiled by Wakhungu-Githuku, the founder and creative director of Footprints Press Limited.
The double volume ensemble is composed of: Book 1: “A Letter to My Mother from Your Daughter” – presents an anthology of 42 letters from disparate daughters varying in age and nationality. Book 2: “A Letter to My Daughter from Your Mother” – presents 47 letters, equally eclectic and emotive.
The author states that, “My objective in compiling this anthology was to simply affirm that women not only ‘hold up half the sky’ as someone once said, but we have a special role that we can play in buoying and equipping each other for that larger role we play.”
The book is available at Footprints Press office (254 716 584611) as well as from Text Book Centre (all branches), Book Stop (Yaya Centre); Prestige Book Shop (Mama Ngina Street).
