This September sun

the long version

Winner of Book of the Year in Zimbabwe, This September Sun is haunting and moving novel which follows Ellie, a shy and serious young girl growing up in modern Zimbabwe, with a close attachment to her grandmother. One day, she receives a call telling her that her beloved grandmother has been brutally murdered, apparently without reason. Ellie, suddenly brought back from her University life in England to her childhood home of Bulawayo, is forced to come to terms with her intense grief and confront her past. When she arrives home, she soon finds that all is not what it once seemed.