A Bitter Disapproval

A book about the generation gap and some of the problems it brings about in an African society, as a mother uses a drastic approach to "save" her educated daughter from a "disastrous" marriage ending up herself as the victim.

Tito Banda was born and brought up in Tihauke Village Mzimba District. He received his Secondary education at Mzimba and Nkhata-Bav Secondary School and his college education at Messiah College and Temple University in the USA and finally at Chancellor College, University of Malawi. Until the time of his death in 2014, he was a lecturer in literature and creative writing in the Department of Language and Literature in the Faculty o Education at Mzuzu University. His research interest was in Oral Literature both narrative and poetic. His published works include three novels: Sekani's Solution, 'A Bitter Disapproval, and The Luck Charm. He also published many short stories and feature articles mainly on cultural subjects.