This book has inspired me to once again keep track of promising books I return to the library unread, since this book is one I have taken out three times and finally read this time 'round.The memoir is about a white man who grew up in Zimbabwe in the 1960s and '70s. He leaves Zimbabwe as an adult, working for various news magazines and media outlets in Europe and the United States. This story picks up as his parents are getting older and require more attention as their health fails, and, in parallel, Zimbabwe under the rule of Mugabe begins to fall apart. Godwin weaves stories of his childhood and current-day life along with a history of Zimbabwe and its current state.
Incredibly well-written, poignant, and educational, this may be one of the best things I've read of late.
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