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Harvest of Thorns

by Shimmer Chinodya · 1989

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Pictures the transition between the old white-dominated Southern Rhodesia, through the Bush War, to the new black regime of Zimbabwe.

Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisAfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 248 pages

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