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This is the story of a small family in Lobengula township, Bulawayo: a shoemaker, Ngwenya, his wife, MaVundla, and their two children, Ambition and Senzeni, whose lives are turned upside-down when

We Have Crossed Many Rivers: New Poetry from Africa is a fascinating anthology of some of the finest contemporary poetic voices from twenty-nine African countries.

The defeat of ZANU-PF in the 2008 parliamentary election marked the end of one-party rule in Zimbabwe.

A hilarious send-up of Enid Blyton adventure stories. It mocks fundamentalism, racism and pseudo-intellectuality.

Life wasn’t always this hard for fourteen-year-old Mvelo, who lives with her mother, Zola in the shacks on the margins of Mkhumbane township.

Chairman of Fools explores the plight of Farai Chari, a supposedly successful writer, professor and self-acclaimed artist, living in an African culture in which tradition weighs heavy and middle cl

In This Is Not a Flowerpot, author Amy Schoeman, with keen observation and an enduring sense of irony, chronicles Lizelle's journey from being a woman with no clear idea of what she wants to o

Leke is a troubled young man living in the suburbs of Cape Town.

Johan comes to Africa to manage a tea plantation. He meets Erina, and his life changes forever.

Albert’s life dream is to immigrate to the U.S.A., to seek greener pastures. After several failed attempts, he finally gets a visa. Then he arrives the U.S.A. hoping for a bright and easy future.

Loss has left Ella Spinner alone to care for her husband, Bart, who suffers from clinical depression. Their days now echo the tides: any progress made, rolls back.

A satirical novel about life in Zimbabwe's second city Bulawayo, with cults and muti murders, and the exploitation of the poor and powerless by the rich and powerful.

Historian, Zara Black, is far from home, trying to come to terms with her family's past.

Undaunted by hardship, a determined widow, Uridiya, arranges a wife of her choice for her western-educated only son.

Images of loneliness, seduction, unfulfilled dreams and torn lives emerge on the pages of this anthology to challenge readers to search for answers for a better life.