Songs to an African sunset

An unforgettable picture of contemporary Zimbabwe seen from the perspective of an African woman returning to her country after many years of living in the West. Sekai Nzenza-Shand captures the texture of life in an African village--mourning rituals, village courts, polygamy, traditional beliefs about fertility, ancestral spirits and witchcraft. She also offers a moving account of the impact of AIDS on her family, deforestation, drought, and the breakdown of traditional structures.