Showcasing African Gothic at its finest, this hypnotic novel tangles
together classic texts of madness and female rebellion alongside
elements of the jingoistic novels of Victorian adventurer H. Rider
Haggard. The result is an extraordinary reinvention of colonial and
patriarchal perspectives.
The unnamed narrator spins a web back through a century of colonial
possession – political, spiritual and mental – to imagine the stories
of conquest and captivity, control and disruption, from the perspective
of the women and men ‘half-broken’ by the stigmas attached to race and
mental illness. Equally ‘half-broken’ are those dehumanised by their
insane greed for dominion and treasure.
With trademark compassion and complexity, Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
balances the humanity of her characters against the cruelty of empire,
making for a spellbinding and literally haunting account of love and
magic.
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