It took me about 50 pages to get drawn into this book, but once I felt the connection, I didn't want to put it down. I read an advance copy, and I hope the finished version contains a glossary. The colloquialisms were the biggest hurdle. While they added significantly to the voice and setting, I ...
I picked up this book looking for a novel about Zimbabwe, but it turned out to be a “modern relationships” type book--a story about how relationships are difficult and complicated, with a Zimbabwean backdrop. Which might not have been so bad, except that I never believed in the relationship and ther...