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’MAGNIFICENT.’ Guardian ’A MASTERPIECE.’ New York Times ’MARVELLOUS.’ Sara Collins ’EXTRAORDINARY.’ Madeleine Thien ’HYPNOTIC.’ Daily Telegraph ’SEARING.’ Sefi Atta ’A MAVERICK VOICE.’ A Igoni Barrett ’A MUST READ.’ Helon Habila ’SUBTLE AND INTELLIGENT.’ TLS ’A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT.’ Literary Review ’DAZZLING.’ FT

Here we meet Tambudzai, living in a youth hostel in downtown Harare after leaving a stagnant job. Proud, and yearning for success, Tambu attempts to make a new life for herself – but at every turn, she is faced with a fresh humiliation, until the contrast between the future she imagined and her daily reality ultimately drives her to a breaking point.

In this tense and psychologically charged novel, Tsitsi Dangarembga channels the hope and potential of one young girl and a fledgling nation to lead us on a journey to discover where lives go after hope has departed.