A Life in Frames

'...Leonora Ross crafts a creative juxtaposition between art, politics, ideals, and "little people with big hearts" whose interests and efforts result in a thought-provoking series of clashes.

Libraries welcoming novels about Africa and individual evolution will appreciate the many opportunities Ross offers for patrons and reading groups to consider African traditions as they intersect with love, risk-taking, and growth.

Packed with "aha" moments of discovery and transformation, A Life in Frames explores the awakening of a continent and a boy whose childhood provokes an uncommon path as an adult.

Readers will find this engaging and enlightening survey is filled with exquisite moments of wonder and reflection about states of mind and mindsets of Africans as they move into a Western-centric world:

"...when globalisation penetrates the world of Indigenous people, there's a common conflict that arises within those communities, between traditions that are upheld by the older generations versus the desire of younger generations to learn new things and to become modern. When I spoke with the Basarwa in New Xade, they told me they wish to live the way they have done for thousands of years. I don't know if they would feel different about it if their lives weren't so hard - if they had better opportunities. Perspectives change with circumstances. Yet they speak of their longing to roam the Kalahari. I can't help but wonder if it has something to do with who they are; how something in their spirits will always remain free and

untouched.'"-D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review and Editor, Donovan's Literary Services