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This September Sun
Author(s): Bryony Rheam (Author)
- Publisher: Parthian Books
- Publication Date: 31 May 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 380 pages
- ISBN-10: 1906998531
- ISBN-13: 9781906998530
Book Description
Winner of Book of the Year in Zimbabwe, This September Sun is haunting and moving novel which follows Ellie, a shy young girl growing up in modern Zimbabwe. After her grandmother is brutally murdered, Ellie must return to Bulawayo to pick up the pieces. There she discovers a passionate secret life of which her grandmother had never spoken.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘As she uncovers Evelyn’s secrets in the diaries, Ellie is forced to reconsider her relationship with her family and also to reexamine how she lives her own life…it’s the personal moments and conflicts that drive this narrative of family secrets and forgiveness.’ –Publishers Weekly
‘Brilliantly evokes the ennui of the pre-Independence settler community who measure out their lives in cups of tea, sundowners, and illicit affairs.’ –John Eppel
About the Author
Bryony Rheam was born in Kadoma in 1974 and lived in Bulawayo from the age of eight until she left school. She studied for a BA and an MA in English Literature and taught in Singapore for a year before returning to teach in Zimbabwe from 2001 to 2008. Still a teacher, she now lives in Ndola, Zambia.
