These stories, set against a backdrop of Mugabe's Zimbabwe, are less endearing and more cynical than the sugary tales of Alexander McCall Smith. Each chapter is a mini novella, with a twist of pathos.
Extract
For instance: it is known that he was often in the company of Mercy now deceased, formerly of Glen View Three, notorious Mercy with men from here to Kiuwadzana.
Parallels
Dinner with Mugabe by Heidi Holland
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
