What attracted me to this novel was its setting. It features two of my favourite places, Bulawayo, and the night train to Victoria Falls. Much of the story takes place in Gubu, which I’m guessing is a fictitious name the...
The Author Peter Capstick was a successful Wall Street stockbroker, but around the age of thirty, he followed his dream to hunt and fish in the wilds. He got professional hunting licences in Zambia, Botswana and Rhodesia, and was successful...
Child of Africa – The Story: Child of Africa is set in Zimbabwe in 2010. Ex-British marine Joss Brennan returns from Afghanistan as a double amputee. He intends to recuperate at his safari lodge near Binga, on the shores of...
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun covers the period in Zimbabwe from April 2000 to February 2004. The author examines the changed conditions in the country and its impact on his parents lives. I like happy endings, and in that...
Hope – Through the Darkness: Through the Darkness – A Life in Zimbabwe details events in the author’s life, leading up to and following black rule in Zimbabwe Rhodesia in April 1980. A glance at the book reviews on Amazon...
Dark Heart – The Story: Dark Heart is woven around a mysterious photograph taken during the Rwanda genocide. Who are the people in the photo? Who took the photo? The mystery kept me engrossed to the end of the book. ...
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