Name: Shamiso
Price: 617.00 TWD
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Author: Brian Chikwava
ISBN: 9781805301271

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Shamiso

Brian Chikwava (Author) · Canongate Press Ltd. · Hardcover

New Book Imported to Taiwan

Delivery: 02 Sep - 09 Sep

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Synopsis "Shamiso"

Shamiso is a young girl thoughtful but uncertain taken by her family from rural Zimbabwe to bustling Harare As she grows up there she watches the world her distant stern father her angry stepmother and her father s strange loving cousin the elderly Jimson who encourages Shamiso to discover her passion for art her place in their family and her voice in the world When she takes a leap to leave Zimbabwe behind for Brighton England Shamiso must find a new family and a new way of living There she falls in love for the first time with George whose female identity Georgie is everything Shamiso has ever wanted or needed But can such happiness last when neither of them knows yet who they truly are Quirky challenging and mischievous this tender coming of age story brilliantly examines selfhood love and the many shapes family can take From first moments to final steps Shamiso is a thought provoking blazing work of modern existence and all its contradictions