Going to buy a plot in Maai Mahiu - Cecilia Gathoni

This short stories collection is a hilarious look at life as a middle aged Kenyan trying very hard to balance life. You will laugh out loud because you can relate to the That Ka Age stories that cut across ages 20- 60, because in the end, we are all just trying to make sense of this life. Some stories like December Holidays, Joy Bringers and The Cattle Dip Tour poke fun at family relations, how we sometimes put up a show for each other but not fooling anyone. These stories started as weekly WhatsApp status updates that have now gained more than 100 weekly readers. "Your stories are very vividly relatable with a wrought sense of humour especially the native expressions..and the simplicity in storytelling..." Steve, Steve' Cabin- Nanyuki. Your stories are honest, vivid and unapologetically Kenyan, but with the elegance and poise of Austen.- Kennie, Mstadi.com.

Gathoni is a Creative from Endarasha, Kenya. Her business articles, lifestyle opinions, short stories and poetry have appeared in over 10 publications including Commerce and Industry, Business Post and Construction News Magazines. She has also written for The Standard and The People Daily, as well as BBC Radio Africa. When she is not writing, she is planting succulents and feeding stray cats.