'Elise loves the farm that is her home. There is always tea ◦ in the silver teapot, gin and tonics are served on the veranda and her days are spent listening to stories of spirits and charms told by her nanny, Beauty. As a young white girl Ste growing up in Zimbabwe, her life is idyllic.
However, this dream-world of her childhood cannot last As Elise gets older, her eyes are opened to the complexities of adult life, both through the arrival of her stepfather, and through her growing understanding of the tensions in Zimbabwean society. As the privileged existence of the white farmers begins to crumble into anarchv and farm invasions beain. Elise is forced to confront difficult
choices and the ancient unforqiving qhosts of the past
Soft cover
Gently used

Condition: Good