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Grasping At Straws (Book One)

Yvonne Maphosa
4.49/5 (130 ratings)
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Born in the village of Matombo, Lwezi finds herself questioning the traditions and culture which seem to favour men at the detriment of women. Girls are excluded from school and are groomed for marriage from a very young age. Women are seen as sub humans who are born to serve men. At initiation school, as she prepares for her transition from childhood to womanhood, Lwezi makes a thoughtless sacrifice in an attempt to save her friend. Circumstances take an unexpected twist and she finds herself tangled deeper into the Nxumalo web of secrets.

This book delves deep into traditions, rituals and cultures of the chiefdom of Matombo, a fictional village set up in rural Zimbabwe. The cultures described are borrowed from various past and present day rural Zimbabwean practices. Themes of patriarchy, chieftancy, initiation of girls into womanhood, child marriages, burial rites, reverence of ancestors as well as the role of sangomas (Seers) in the community are addressed.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
305 pages
Publication:
2020
Publisher:
Self-published
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0620824859
ISBN13:
9780620824859
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Grasping At Straws (Book One)

Yvonne Maphosa
4.49/5 (130 ratings)
Read Download
Born in the village of Matombo, Lwezi finds herself questioning the traditions and culture which seem to favour men at the detriment of women. Girls are excluded from school and are groomed for marriage from a very young age. Women are seen as sub humans who are born to serve men. At initiation school, as she prepares for her transition from childhood to womanhood, Lwezi makes a thoughtless sacrifice in an attempt to save her friend. Circumstances take an unexpected twist and she finds herself tangled deeper into the Nxumalo web of secrets.

This book delves deep into traditions, rituals and cultures of the chiefdom of Matombo, a fictional village set up in rural Zimbabwe. The cultures described are borrowed from various past and present day rural Zimbabwean practices. Themes of patriarchy, chieftancy, initiation of girls into womanhood, child marriages, burial rites, reverence of ancestors as well as the role of sangomas (Seers) in the community are addressed.
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
305 pages
Publication:
2020
Publisher:
Self-published
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0620824859
ISBN13:
9780620824859
kindle Asin:

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