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I Swear By Apollo
“Kill a man if you must but never deprive him of hope— for with that you kill him anyway and in a much more cruel way.”
he dawn of the 21st Century and a country struggles to rise from the vortex of inefficiency, corruption, and filth that dogged it up to the close of the last century.
In this sequel to the award-winning The River and Source, Margaret Ogola weaves around the lives of the grandchildren of Mark and Elizabeth Sign —lives that mirror the tribulations and aspirations of a people going through a reexamination of their values and attitudes in search for their true human identity and place in a fast-changing world.
About the Author
Dr. Margaret Ogola was a pediatrician married to Dr. George Ogola. They had five children. She was the Executive National Secretary, Commission for Health and Family Life, Kenya Catholic Secretariat. She was also the Country Coordinator, Hope for African Child Initiative (HACI), Kenya. Her first novel The River and The Source won the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature in 1995 and The Commonwealth Writer’s Prize for the Best First Book, Africa region, 1995. She also coauthored Educating in Human Love together with her husband George.
he dawn of the 21st Century and a country struggles to rise from the vortex of inefficiency, corruption, and filth that dogged it up to the close of the last century.
In this sequel to the award-winning The River and Source, Margaret Ogola weaves around the lives of the grandchildren of Mark and Elizabeth Sign —lives that mirror the tribulations and aspirations of a people going through a reexamination of their values and attitudes in search for their true human identity and place in a fast-changing world.
About the Author
Dr. Margaret Ogola was a pediatrician married to Dr. George Ogola. They had five children. She was the Executive National Secretary, Commission for Health and Family Life, Kenya Catholic Secretariat. She was also the Country Coordinator, Hope for African Child Initiative (HACI), Kenya. Her first novel The River and The Source won the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature in 1995 and The Commonwealth Writer’s Prize for the Best First Book, Africa region, 1995. She also coauthored Educating in Human Love together with her husband George.
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Published March 5, 2022
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May 16, 2023
I enjoyed it immensely, but the final chapter was anticlimactic and the ending left me cold. But I still give it 10/10 because the ending is, thankfully, forgettable enough to take nothing away from the brilliance of the storytelling.
January 31, 2025
I enjoyed reading this book as it was an easy read, however there were a couple of chapters that were anticlimactic, specifically the last chapter. There were chapters where the story took a while to build up and then there were scenes with big jumps in years. Overall 4/5 stars because I loved the setting and the overall story.
February 24, 2025
I enjoyed reading the book. The book was interesting but a few chapters needed more developments. I think this story would make an incredible drama.
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