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Zusatztext Irene Sabatini's captivating first novel! THE BOY NEXT DOOR! offers readers a rare and often painfully honest glimpse into life in post-independent Zimbabwe. And yet there is much light and hope and yes! love - genuine and hard-earned - in this book as well. A true pleasure. Informationen zum Autor Irene Sabatini was born in Hwange, a coal mining town in southwest Zimbabwe and grew up in Bulawayo. She studied psychology at the University of Zimbabwe and then took a Masters at the Institute of Education in London. She has had a wide variety of jobs including teaching in Bogotá and doing research work in Barbadian schools. She currently lives in Geneva with her husband and two sons. Klappentext A powerful love story set in post-independence Zimbabwe as it slides towards chaos. Vorwort A powerful love story set in post-independence Zimbabwe as it slides towards chaos. Zusammenfassung A powerful love story set in post-independence Zimbabwe as it slides towards chaos.
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One of the most engaging novels about inter-racial love to be published this century . . . entertaining, ambitious and packed with news from elsewhere, leavened by the precious optimism of youth. Don't miss it. Amanda Craig, Independent
