10 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571368884
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 11 March 2021
Description
Two decades before Zimbabwe would win independence and ended white minority rule, thirteen-year-old Tambudzai Sigauke embarks on her education. On her shoulders rest the economic hopes of her parents, siblings, and extended family, and within her ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,380 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
challenging 56%
sad 33%
informative 28%
tense 21%
dark 20%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 11%
adventurous 8%
funny 8%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Child death, MisogynyModerate
Racism, Colonisation, Miscarriage10 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571368884
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 11 March 2021
Description
Two decades before Zimbabwe would win independence and ended white minority rule, thirteen-year-old Tambudzai Sigauke embarks on her education. On her shoulders rest the economic hopes of her parents, siblings, and extended family, and within her ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,380 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
challenging 56%
sad 33%
informative 28%
tense 21%
dark 20%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 11%
adventurous 8%
funny 8%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Child death, MisogynyModerate
Racism, Colonisation, Miscarriage