Avenues By Train

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Whenseven-year-old Jedza witnesses a tragic incident involving a train and thedeath of his close boyhood friend in his hometown Miner's Drift, he isconvinced that his life is haunted. Now in his mid-20s, Jedza is a down-and-outelectrician, moving to Harare in the hopes that he will escape the darkness andsuperstitions of the small town. But living in the shadowy restless atmosphereof the Avenues with its mysterious pools of water rising under musasa trees, heis tormented by the disappearance of his sister and their early encounters withancestral spirits, the shapeshifting power of the njuzu and a vengeful ngozi. Tomove forward, he must stop running away and confront the trauma of his past.

An eclectic, experimentalnovel, Avenues By Trainis a brash and confident debut by an exciting new voice

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9781913175504
Published: September 2023

Number of pages: 272
Width: 152 mm
Height: 233 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Cassava Republic Press