This is a really interesting book about identity and race, and I think a lot of people would benefit from reading it.
The story begins as a family emergency comes up and Tumi is sent to live with his grandmother, who he is afraid of and doesn't feel safe with since the thing that happened. While there he learns of her time as a young black woman in 1970s Rhodesia and her struggles with race, as the white Brits had control of the country, while the black comrades were fighting to get their land back.
The book follows both of their narratives. Both Tumi and his grandmother have their scars from their past, both mentally and physically. It's heart-breaking and heart-warming as Tumi learns about his grandmother.
The story begins as a family emergency comes up and Tumi is sent to live with his grandmother, who he is afraid of and doesn't feel safe with since the thing that happened. While there he learns of her time as a young black woman in 1970s Rhodesia and her struggles with race, as the white Brits had control of the country, while the black comrades were fighting to get their land back.
The book follows both of their narratives. Both Tumi and his grandmother have their scars from their past, both mentally and physically. It's heart-breaking and heart-warming as Tumi learns about his grandmother.