Nervous Conditions
Subtitle: A Novel
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Published: May 18, 2021
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781644450710
Description: Two decades before Zimbabwe won independence and ended white minority rule, thirteen-year-old Tambudzai Sigauke embarks on her education. On her shoulders rest the economic hopes of her parents, siblings, and extended family. and within her burns the desire for independence. She yearns to be free of the constraints of her rural village and thinks she's escaped when her wealthy uncle sponsors her schooling. But she soon learns that the education she receives at his mission school comes with a price.
Notes: Source title: Nervous Conditions: A Novel (Nervous Conditions Series)