This is a story of Africa, a passionate story of survival, hatred and love seen through the eyes of both a freedom fighter and white settler.
There can be many types of storms, some physical, others arising from raw passions of betrayal, divided loyalties and prejudice. Then there is that most violent of storms, that spreads like a dreadful disease and engulfs an entire country. It is a conflict that stems from the soul of two people who lay claim to a piece of land they both call home.
Set in Zimbabwe, the story is of two boys, one a descendant of the proud ruling house of the Matabele, and the other, the son of a white settler, a pioneer. They grow up in paradise on a farm in the rugged Matopos area of Matabeleland. Their friendship develops and they declare themselves blood brothers, vowing that nothing would ever separate them.
Their friendship is molten and forged in a crucible of innocence, but as time passes, the stones of prejudice and politics wear down their vow. One friend joins the freedom fighters, and the other enlists in the Rhodesian security forces. They are blood brothers no more.
This time spans early colonial days to the present land distribution issue and beyond. The book offers hope for the future presenting a bright ray of sun shining through stormy skies.
There can be many types of storms, some physical, others arising from raw passions of betrayal, divided loyalties and prejudice. Then there is that most violent of storms, that spreads like a dreadful disease and engulfs an entire country. It is a conflict that stems from the soul of two people who lay claim to a piece of land they both call home.
Set in Zimbabwe, the story is of two boys, one a descendant of the proud ruling house of the Matabele, and the other, the son of a white settler, a pioneer. They grow up in paradise on a farm in the rugged Matopos area of Matabeleland. Their friendship develops and they declare themselves blood brothers, vowing that nothing would ever separate them.
Their friendship is molten and forged in a crucible of innocence, but as time passes, the stones of prejudice and politics wear down their vow. One friend joins the freedom fighters, and the other enlists in the Rhodesian security forces. They are blood brothers no more.
This time spans early colonial days to the present land distribution issue and beyond. The book offers hope for the future presenting a bright ray of sun shining through stormy skies.