He watched too, then cleared his throat. ‘Well, I’d like to say that this hair was a true thing of beauty.’ My eyes welled up as his turned and stayed on me. ‘But you, even without it, are still a work of art. The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.’
I received this book yesterday and I am already done with it. It took me less than a day to finish it. Let me warn you, once you start reading, you will not be able to put it down.
The story follows the life of a young boy, Tumirai, who has experienced a lot of trauma in his early life in the hands of his Bamkuru, because of his albinism. In addition to that, Tumi experiences discrimination at school every day because of his condition. When Tumi’s brother has to leave for a week, he goes to stay in his grandmother’s house. His Ambuya’s story is so heart-breaking, it made me so sad. Her relationship with Matthew was so pure. I hated the ending of their relationship, it made me cry. But I loved how her story ended, how she promised herself that she would move on, one day at a time. She is such an amazing and strong woman.
I love how the story is told from their own perspectives. I loved the book, it was so fast paced and you are always left wanting more and more. It makes me so angry and sad that people have to go through this every day, even 50 years later. It is time for change, people need to understand that racism has to stop. We are all human and we all deserve the same happiness, regardless of race, religion, beliefs, gender, etc. Love reading people’s experiences through books, even though it is hard, it can help us understand how people feel, what we’re doing wrong and how we can do and be better. Amazing job, well done Rutendo!
I received this book yesterday and I am already done with it. It took me less than a day to finish it. Let me warn you, once you start reading, you will not be able to put it down.
The story follows the life of a young boy, Tumirai, who has experienced a lot of trauma in his early life in the hands of his Bamkuru, because of his albinism. In addition to that, Tumi experiences discrimination at school every day because of his condition. When Tumi’s brother has to leave for a week, he goes to stay in his grandmother’s house. His Ambuya’s story is so heart-breaking, it made me so sad. Her relationship with Matthew was so pure. I hated the ending of their relationship, it made me cry. But I loved how her story ended, how she promised herself that she would move on, one day at a time. She is such an amazing and strong woman.
I love how the story is told from their own perspectives. I loved the book, it was so fast paced and you are always left wanting more and more. It makes me so angry and sad that people have to go through this every day, even 50 years later. It is time for change, people need to understand that racism has to stop. We are all human and we all deserve the same happiness, regardless of race, religion, beliefs, gender, etc. Love reading people’s experiences through books, even though it is hard, it can help us understand how people feel, what we’re doing wrong and how we can do and be better. Amazing job, well done Rutendo!