Life in Safang could not have been more idyllic for Ngoma and
Shaka, his elder sister. Under the wings of an attendant and
storytelling mother, they didn't miss the father they hadn't known.
Later on, in the alluvial valleys of Bonfuma and the lands beyond,
Ngoma experiences the thrills and challenges of schooling and being
schooled. Adolescents will appreciate his stories and struggles as
he tries to reconcile his village roots with the desire for a
modern education. He has special relationships with his
grandfather, stepfather and teachers, and becomes captain of the
college football team. But growing up with a sister does not make
him understand the subtleties and complexities of girls. Whether
Collette or Camille, they seem to be two sides of the same coin.
Ngoma successfully manoeuvres between the two, without the
slightest crisis, for a while. He seeks balance between God and
girls, work and pleasure, learning and mischief. While life can be
well salted, it can also be bitter. Jealousy rises and he discovers
who matters and who doesn't. His life brings together the
bearableness and unbearableness of belonging, of being in love and
being free, of...
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