The White Shadow

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Look after your sister, Tinashe Tinashe is a young Shona boy living in a small village in rural Rhodesia The guerilla war of the late 1960s haunts the bushlands, but it only infrequently affects his quiet life school, swimming in the river, playing with the other kids on the kopje.When his younger sister, Hazvinei, is born, Tinashe knows at once that there is something special about her Their life in the village, once disturbed only by the occasional visits of his successful uncle and city cousin, Abel, now becomes entangled with the dual forces of the Shona spirit world and the political turmoil of the nation.As Tinashe, Hazvinei and Abel grow older, their destinies entangle in ways they never expected Tinashe is prepared to follow his sister anywhere but how far can he go to keep her safe when the forces threatening her are so much darker and sinister than he suspected Andrea Eames weaves together folklore and suspense in this compelling tale of a boy struggling to do the right thing in an unpredictable world. Best Read Kindle ePUB The White Shadow by Andrea Eames – kino-fada.fr I enjoyed the contrast between the village and the large town and the village ideas that spilled over into the town This was a sad novel and I was a bit disappointed with the ending as it left you to form your own future for the main character.I was utterly taken by this book Eames story telling pulled me in, and I just kept turning the pages It s gritty in places, very sad throughout and yet includes a compellingly strong spirit The tale is set during Zimbabwe s Second Chimurenga, also known as the Rhodesian Bush War or the Zimbabwe Liberation War 1966 1979 , and weaves together the everyday and extraordinary of civil war The tensions between urban and rural, wealthy and poor, male and female and traditional versus contemporary I was utterly taken by this book Eames story telling pulled me in, and I just kept turning the pages It s gritty in places, very sad throughout and yet includes a compellingly strong spirit The tale is set during Zimbabwe s Second Chimurenga, also known as the Rhodesian Bush War or the Zimbabwe Liberation War 1966 1979 , and weaves together the everyday and extraordinary of civil war The tensions between urban and rural, wealthy and poor, male and female and traditional versus contemporary appear through superb characterization and...I bought this book for 1 in a discount shop and as a result didn t really expect much, but found myself enjoying it I haven t read many books set it Africa so it was good to move outside my comfort zone with something different.I enjoyed the close connections of the characters to nature and was interested in the roles of ...An exceptionally vivid and beautifully written book Another great recommendation from a friend.I suppose the best way to describe the genre of this novel is a Bildungsroman, set in the time of Zimbabwe s Second Chimurenga, forty years ago Was it as long ago as that And the author wasn t even born then Tinashe is a young Shona boy who grows up in a rural village, ocasionally visited by his rich uncle from the city and his cousin He dreams of going to school and university, like his uncle, but his cousin doesn t seem to value these things Tinashe s younger sister, Hazvinei, is strange, I suppose the best way to describe the genre of this novel is a Bildungsroman, set in the time of Zimbabwe s Second Chimurenga, forty years ago Was it as long ago as that And the author wasn t even born then Tinashe is a young Shona boy who grows up in a rural village, ocasionally visited by his rich uncle from the city and his cousin He dreams of going to school and university, like his uncle, but his cousin does...This book sat on my shelf, unread, for far too long Once I opened it, however, I couldn t put it down Eames paints a unique and unsettling picture of political, spiritual, and domestic upheaval told through the quiet but compelling voice of a young boy Tinashe s narrative pulled me through the book, pushing me to care about these children born into a time and culture utterly unfamiliar to me The dialogue is perfect, the description subtly precise and beautifully portrayed This is a book I w This book sat on my shelf, unread, for far too long Once I opened it, however, I couldn t put it down Eames paints a unique and unsettling picture of political, spiritual, and domestic upheaval told through the quiet but compelling voice of a young boy Tinashe s narrative pulled me through the book, pushing me to care about these children born into a time and culture utterly unfamiliar to me The dialogue is perfec...A well crafted read with good tension As the reader follows Tinashe along his quest to protect his younger sister Hazvinei, the narrative constricts tighter and tighter, until suddenly they, like he, are focused solely on her powerful, dark presence and what misfortune it might bring upon the...KOBOBOOKSReviewed by The Independent 12 Feb 2012 , The Guardian 27 Mar 2012A fascinating glimpse into a fascinating bit of Zimbabwean history, told through the eyes of a child, but by no means a children s story Eames writes from this unique and rarely heard perspective, and explo...This was an unexpected choice, as I haven t read many books set in Africa, let alone in Rhodesia, but it was a good one I found the narrator, Tinashe, strongly sympathetic all through the story, he tries to do his best by...

The White Shadow
  • English
  • 26 April 2017
  • Paperback
  • 304 pages
  • 1846555698
  • Andrea Eames
  • The White Shadow