Out of Shadows

Jason Wallace

 

Synopsis

In this novel set in 1980s Zimbabwe, bullies, victims, and bystanders in a boys’ boarding school form the drama, and white British high-school student Robert Jacklin plays all three roles. Rooted in the author’s personal experience, the story describes school conflict that echoes the unrest of national politics. The local whites hate President Mugabe for taking their land, but Robert’s dad at the British embassy is thrilled that the blacks are getting back the land they lost. Or are they?

Review

Honest, brave, and devasting-more than just memorable. It's impossible to look away. - School Library Journal

Author

Jason Wallace was born in Cheltenham, UK, in 1969, spent his early years growing up in south-west London until his family upped and packed for a new life in Zimbabwe.