num_pages: 263
description: Harare Voices and Beyond takes us on a journey through the dark recesses of the human psyche. - Sue Quainton Bicester United KingdomHarare Voices and BeyondA drunken confession exposes a dark family secret. Rhys appears to have it all. A white Zimbabwean living in affluent Borrowdale Brooke area he gets involved in a freak traffic accident. Therein unfolds a confession which unleashes a cathartic chain of events in the familys hitherto well-choreographed life a family whose lived experience becomes microcosmic and an eye opener to Zimbabwes seemingly closed forgotten white minority community. Through offering a rare insight into lives of the white community in post-independent Zimbabwe Harare Voices and Beyond explores the dynamics of love money family feuds identity politics false philanthropy and respectability inter-alia. Two families lives are inexorably linked in this fast-paced narrative which not only traverses multiple locations but also juxtaposes the seedy underbelly of Harare with the leafy northern suburbs and little-known Marina Thompson from UK Durham University all appear linked in a drama-infused finale that will shock and numb the reader.
language: English
title: Harare Voices and Beyond
publisher: None