Promises charts the joys and tribulations of Ajuna and her fiancé, Kagaba. Young, highly skilled, and ambitious, both are caught up in financial hardship in their native Uganda. Driven by the desire to better their lives, Kagaba leaves for the UK as an economic immigrant. Left alone in Kampala, Ajuna’s happy, fulfilling relationship is under threat, and Kagaba must battle the cold, and the cold shoulder of London.

Goretti Kyomuhendo’s novel exposes the murky world of illegal immigrants, and the creativity with which people in the legal margins rise to fight an inhumane system. Populated with an expansive array of vibrant characters, the story examines the promises we keep and those we break when relationships are profoundly tested by circumstances and twists of fate. It is a vivid tapestry of Ugandan family life, and catches the universal emotions of love, death, and betrayal.

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