Angola is Wherever I Plant My Field was a delightful collection of varied stories all told with great humour and a sense of whimsy that belied the sometimes more serious themes unpinning the tales. My favourite was by far the opening narrative of the North Korean duck, which had me laughing out loud, but there were plenty of good moments in the other stories too. If you enjoy humorous short stories, this collection is well worth a look. It gets 4 stars from me.

I was taken by the title of this book, "Angola is Wherever I Plant My Field," and it kind of reminded me of the feeling of staying true to your roots, so I requested to read it on Netgalley and let's just say that there are eighteen (18) stories to take you on a trip full of laughter, moments of reflection and most of all, keep you entertained.
My favorite stories include: 'Why Aunt Lourdes still has no teeth," in which she is displeased that there seems to be a lot of unnecessary services but not a dentist in Jamba.
Then immediately after there is the story 'Sheesh' that up to date, as I write this review we are still waiting to know the whereabouts of Mister X.
For someone who loves to travel, and has an ultimate list then reading 'The Secret' and being met with the opening line "This story happened in Haifa. I have never been to Haifa, but I've always wanted to write a story that takes place in the city."
Of changing times and the yearning for moments of reflection as a society, the author has quite some time for this with 'Three Endings.'
The writing style is something that also caught my attention, it reminded me of the kind of stories you could be told whilst in the company of a long lost friend, there's accounts of experiences here and there-some you laugh at, others you sigh, others you just nod and look away afraid that whatever you say would not do it justice. All in all, it was a pleasure reading this book.