The next five minutes were an eternity.
It was quiet; so quiet I could not even hear birds outside;
all I could hear was my heart pounding.
And then it started, whistling, loud whistling and one voice shouting: HONDO, HONDO, HONDO.Õ (War).
Cathy Buckle home alone at the time, locked herself in her study, sat on the floor and put her hands over her head. ÔAfrican TearsÕ is the story of the invasion of Stow Farm, Marondera by war veterans and supporters of Robert Mugabe. A farm bought ten years after independence and with formal Zimbabwean government approval.
Serialised in the UK by the Sunday Times.
You will love this book because it is about finding courage and inner strength and a motherÕs determination to protect her son.
Buy it now.