An Image in a Mirror
Set between Uganda and South Africa, An Image in a Mirror is the story of Nyakale and Achen, identical twins pulled apart by their mother’s decision to give one of them away to her sister for a chance at a better life.
At the heart of this beautifully woven tale is a coming-of-age story of two young women growing up in separate worlds that are as different as they are similar.
When the sisters finally meet after twenty-two years, how mirrored will each feel by the other?
'A richly told and deeply intimate African story about the becoming of two young women' — Books Live Sunday Times
'A touching and perceptive tale of family and the depth of shared origins' — City of Cape Town Library
Ijangolet S Ogwang is a Kenyan born Ugandan-South-African writer. Her debut novel An Image in a Mirror was published by Blackbird Books in 2018 and became a national bestseller in South Africa. The novel was shortlisted for the University of Johannesburg Debut Novel Award 2019 and longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2020. The novel has been showcased at local and international book festivals including; The African Book Festival (Berlin), The Abantu Book Festival and The Open Book Festival.
