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?