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Precocious and headstrong, Kirabo is a young Ugandan girl in search of her missing mother, determined to find what she believes to be missing in her life. Told through Kirabo's adolescent eyes, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's "A Girl is A Body of Water" brings the culture of Uganda to life in a new, vivid and memorable way. The interplay between Uganda's past with a culture steeped in tribal traditions, folklore and magic, and its push towards the modernity is seen throughout the many generations represented in the novel. What I love the most is that Makumbi drops you straight into the heart of Uganda without any pretense or explanation. Kirabo's story mirrors the story of a growing nation state, seeking guidance while forging bravely ahead into the unknown.