ONE OF THE BBC’S 100 WOMEN FOR 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE ‚ MAGNIFICENT. ‚ Guardian ‚A MASTERPIECE.‘ New York Times ‚MARVELLOUS.‘ Sara Collins ‚EXTRAORDINARY. ‚ Madeleine Thien ‚HYPNOTIC.‘ Daily Telegraph ‚SEARING.‘ Sefi Atta ‚A MAVERICK VOICE.‘ A Igoni Barrett ‚A MUST READ.‘ Helon Habila ‚SUBTLE AND INTELLIGENT.‘ TLS ‚A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT.‘ Literary Review ‚DAZZLING.‘ FT Here we meet Tambudzai, living in a youth hostel in downtown Harare after leaving a stagnant job. Proud, and yearning for success, Tambu attempts to make a new life for herself – but at every turn, she is faced with a fresh humiliation, until the contrast between the future she imagined and her daily reality ultimately drives her to a breaking point. In this tense and psychologically charged novel, Tsitsi Dangarembga channels the hope and potential of one young girl and a fledgling nation to lead us on a journey to discover where lives go after hope has departed.
ISBN: 978-0-571-35552-5
