In a Zimbabwe village in the late nineteenth century amidst disturbingreports of strangers on their land people gather to perform ceremonies towecome a newborn.... » 

In a Zimbabwe village in the late nineteenth century amidst disturbingreports of strangers on their land people gather to perform ceremonies towecome a newborn. They call her Nehanda and she had come bearing signs ofspecialness. When Nehanda grows into a young woman the nature of her giftfinaly becomes evident. She has been chosen by the ancestral spirits to inspirea war against the invaders who have attined a strangehold on the land. And sothe course of events unfolds leading to its inevitable conclusion.Told in beautifully lucid and evocative prose this is the story of a peoplesfirst meeting with colonialism.... crisp and touching ... restrained and wellfocused Nehanda is a carefulpresentation of the powers of leadership and continuity which come to the forein threatening times. Spehen Gray The Weekly Mail Guardian South AfricaA stunning beautiful and poetric novel. The Herald Zimbabwe «