num_pages: 512
description: The great heart of Africa is dying. Joseph Mahoney, the last colonial commissioner in the spectacular Kariba Gorge, is there to witness the death throes. Somehow, he must also ease the birth pangs of the new Africa that will take its place. His companions are Samson, his Matabele servant, and Suzie, the girl he loves.But Mahoney and Suzie are drifting apart, and now Samson has been accused of murder. And all too quickly, it seems, the country is heading towrds a bloodbath of revenge.Hold My Hand I'm Dying - a compelling story of freedom, friendship and love in the face of hatred, violence and death.
language: English
title: Hold My Hand I'm Dying
titlecomplete: Hold My Hand I'm Dying (New Portway Reprints)
genres: Fiction, Africa, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 234
publisher: Chivers Press