MY NAME IS TONI

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Book: My Name is Toni
Author: Waithira Francis
Genre: Fiction, based on real life
First Published: 2018
Size: 223 pages, A5
Price: 950
Author: Waithira Francis


The one thing that completely grabs your attention with MY NAME IS TONI is the cover design. Completely, utterly impossible to ignore the intricate art work that in a strange way gives you the clue about what the book is all about. The cover technically grabs you by the balls. Then you read the book, and you realise your balls, or their equivalent, are grabbed over and over. 
MY NAME IS TONI is a book about struggles. Struggles we can all identify with – struggles with identity, religion, love, life, immigration, marriage and sex. It is about hitting rock bottom several times and getting back up.
Most importantly, Waithira delves into a topic a lot of people unfortunately find taboo, or shameful; SEX. Without turning into a spoiler, allow me to tell when this book should be read. In private, for starters. Not because there is anything shameful in the content, but because the content is likely to make a certain part of your body have a mind of its own *wink wink*. 
It is a book about sex, sexuality, the realities of both, and an interesting journey of how Toni learned how to enjoy one of the most beautiful creations of God; sex. She is not asking you to do it like she does, she is asking you to enjoy it. Waithira is quick to point out that, although the book is based on her own experiences, a lot of it has been fictionalised.
A Must Read.
My Name Is Toni


MY NAME IS TONI is available in Kenya. Call Jane on 0722751035. If you want a copy signed by the author, she can, with cost, ship it all the way from France. Contact Caroline Allegret on Facebook





AUTHOR QUICK10FIRE QUESTIONS

           (Q) On a scale of one to ten, how similar is the character Toni to Waithira the author
   (A) Nine
·         (Q)  What is the biggest shock for people when they meet you face to face?
   (A)How petite I am
·         (Q) When did you first consider writing MY NAME IS TONI?
   (A)In June 2016
·         (Q) How long did it take you to complete the book?
   (A) One year
·         (Q) Do you read reviews about your book? How do you react to ‘bad’ reviews?
  (A) I do. At first, I got hurt, then I grew thick skin
·         (Q) Was there a scene you considered leaving out because you were afraid of how it would paint you?
  (A) Yes. The threesome
·         (Q) How do you deal with writer’s block?
   (A) I drink wine and have sex
·         (Q) Do you hang around writers?
   (A) Just online
  
·         (Q) What is your pet peeve?
   (A) Fake people
·         (Q) When do we expect a sequel?
    (A) By the end of 2019

Comments

  1. I.m.NApril 9, 2019 at 6:41 PM

    Wanted to read it chapter per day. Started in the matatu on my way home after getting my copy. This was for just a feel of it. Read two chapters and thought no, I need to set a date for this. Three days later, I was travelling to Mombasa and carried it. I didn't put it down till Voi. I was through. Then you set another date for a slow digestive read.

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