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What started out as a blog for book reviews and a gathering of friends in a book club, has grown into a one-stop shop for book related solutions. We are now a bookstore, a book café, a book box service and a book club.
We are located at:

The Greenhouse Mall

Suite 12, Ground Floor, West Wing

Ngong Rd, Nairobi

Soma Nami Books

Coricom House, 33 Ngara Rd, Ngara 

Nairobi, Kenya

Theft

Abdularazak Gurnah

What are we given, and what do we have to take for ourselves?

It is the 1990s. Growing up in Zanzibar, three very different young people – Karim, Fauzia and Badar – are coming of age, and dreaming of great possibilities in their young nation. But for Badar, an uneducated servant boy who has never known his parents, it seems as if all doors are closed.

Brought into a lowly position in a great house in Dar es Salaam, Badar finds the first true home of his life – and the friendship of Karim, the young man of the house. Even when a shattering false accusation sees Badar sent away, Karim and Fauzia refuse to turn away from their friend.

But as the three of them take their first steps in love, infatuation, work and parenthood, their bond is tested – and Karim is tempted into a betrayal that will change all of their lives forever.

'In reading this wise new novel, we the readers become a bit more ready to understand what it means to be human' Elif Shafak

Soma Nasi, won’t you?

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You know when we take a break it's because we are working on something grand! We paused our book boxes so we could rebrand and make it a value add product, incorporating all your feedback. 

Re-introducing the Soma Nami Book Box - revamped, rebranded and so much value for you our dear clients.  

We have curated our current Holiday Book box as the perfect gift for yourself and your loved ones.  For all your special occasions.

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