Bibliograph

Monkey's wedding, Rossandra White

Type

Label

Monkey's wedding, Rossandra White

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Monkey's wedding

Oclc number

1004426691

Responsibility statement

Rossandra White

Summary

"Adolescents Elizabeth and Tururu--she's white, he's black--share an uneasy friendship on a remote sisal plantation in 1953's Zimbabwe. Resentment to white rule erupts throwing them into the crossfire of political change and ancient ritual. To make matters worse, a clash between Tururu's witchdoctor grandmother and her apprentice unleash ancient fire spirits that will make the British overlords look like saints. Will their friendship survive? The novel's dual viewpoints afford an intimate glimpse into the two faces of a country at a crucial time in its history.." -- page [4] of cover

Target audience

adolescent

Creator