Ms. Shipman Reads: Recent Episodes
Molly Shipman
Kumalo returns to Ndotsheni and wonders how to heal what has been broken. An answer comes from a surprising source.
An intense meeting between our two protagonists, a speech by John Kumalo, and a mining strike, oh my!
We see the trial of Absalom, the striking of gold in a new territory, and the grief of Jarvis coalescing into understanding.
Perspective switch! Time to hear from James Jarvis, English-speaking white South African. I really messed up the accents in this one.
Kumalo reckons with his new knowledge, and makes plans for what will happen next to Absalom and his girlfriend.
Chapter 11 takes us to the many voices of White South Africans in dealing with the 'Native problem'. Kumalo and Msimangu continue to follow the trail of Absalom, who is also being chased by the police.
Chapter 9 poetically explores a family's quest for housing and the building of a Shanty Town. Chapter 10 returns to Kumalo's search for Absalom, with a big surprise and complication.
Kumalo has an interesting reunion with his brother John, and then continues to look for his son Absalom. We also learn about the bus boycott against the fare increases.
Kumalo has a less-than-warm welcome to Johannesburg, but meets up with Reverend Msimangu.
Conflict finally boils over between the Christians and the Ibo people. Will their customs and traditions be able to withstand this threat?
Okonkwo returns home...and no one cares. Meanwhile, the Christians are winning hearts and minds all over the place.
The new religion gains popularity, but it doesn't come without a few crises. Okonkwo feels sorry for himself (well well well, if it isn't the consequences of his own actions), but throws a goodbye feast to thank his motherland as his exile comes to an end.
Okonkwo gets schooled on some life lessons in exile. Obierika comes for a visit and some ominous news.
We start with a scene of Umuofia justice(?) and meet the ancestral spirits who embody clan members to decide cases. Then, Ezinma gets lightly kidnapped much to Ekwefi's dismay.