Synopsis

The storyline revolves around two teenage girls who flee their rural home, ravaged by drought and go in search of a better life in the city. One of the girls flees a cruel stepmother while the other escapes after her family has betrothed her to a polygamous religious sect leader, old enough to be her grandfather in exchange for food at the height of the devastating famine.

Review

What Chidavaenzi has achieved with this novel is a display of a vivid, moving narration and a real exploration of what exactly happens in the dark corners of Harare, the hunger for spiritual, mental and bodily liberation. - Beavan Tapureta, The Herald

Author

Phillip Kundeni Chidavaenzi is currently Features & Lifestyle Editor at NewsDay. He is also a pastor and award winning novelist.