The Uncertainty of Hope
- ISBN-10
- 1779220634
- ISBN-13
- 9781779220639
- Category
- Harare (Zimbabwe)
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- African Books Collective
- Author
- Valerie Tagwira
Description
The Uncertainty of Hope aptly captures how precarious the future is for the inhabitants of Mbare, Zimbabwe in 2005. Through the rich and complex lives of Onai Moyo - a market woman and responsible mother of three children - and her best friend Katy Nguni - a vendor and black-market currency dealer - we are given an insight into the challenges that face those who only survive by their wits, their labour and their mutual support. The stories of these two close friends are situated in a high-density suburb. However, the author, Valerie Tagwira also introduces us to a much wider cross-section of Zimbabwean society: Tom Sibanda, a young businessman and farmer, his girlfriend, Faith, a university student, Tom's sister Emily, a health professional, and Mawaya, the ostensible beggar. With depth and sensitivity, Tagwira pulls these many threads into a densely woven novel that provides us with of some of the many faces of contemporary Zimbabwe.
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