The Cry of the Go-Away Bird ****DEBUT***SIGNED UK 1/1****
by Eames, Andrea
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Harvill & Secker, 2011. Soft Cover. As New. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT, SIGNED BY AUTHOR DIRECT TO TITLE PAGE. Book as new, unread, FINE condition. Product Description Elise loves the farm that is her home; she loves playing with beetles and chameleons in the garden, buying sweets from the village shop and listening to the stories of spirits and charms told by her nanny, Beauty. As a young white girl in 1990s Zimbabwe, her life is idyllic. Her clothes are always clean and ironed, there is always tea in the silver teapot, gin and tonics are served on the veranda, and, in theory at least, black and white live in harmony. However this dream-world of her childhood cannot last. As Elise gets older, her eyes are opened to the complexities of adult existence, both through the changes wrought in her family by the arrival of her step-father Steve, and through her growing understanding of the tensions in Zimbabwean society. As Mugabe's presidency turns sour, the privileged world of the white farmers begins to crumble into anarchy. "The Cry of the Go-Away Bird" follows Elise as she attempts to make sense of her place in the world while her family struggle to stay afloat in the collapsing economy and escalating horror that surrounds them. As the violence intensifies and the farm invasions begin, Elise and her family are forced to confront difficult choices and the ancient unforgiving ghosts of the past. About the Author Andrea Eames was brought up in Zimbabwe, where she attended a Jewish school for six years, a Hindu school for one, a Catholic convent school for two and a half, and then the American International School in Harare for two years. Andrea's family moved to New Zealand in 2002. Andrea has worked as a bookseller and editor and lives in Christchurch with her husband. The Cry of the Go-Away Bird is her first novel
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- Title
- The Cry of the Go-Away Bird ****DEBUT***SIGNED UK 1/1****
- Author
- Eames, Andrea
- Format/Binding
- Soft Cover
- Book Condition
- New As New
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- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Harvill & Secker
- Date Published
- 2011
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- 0.00 lbs
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