The story in this book illustrates the violent history of Zimbabwe through the eyes of two very different young girls in two different time setting.
Part one of the book is set in 1964, which is also called as the pre-independence Zimbabwe.
It is a story about a 14-year-old girl named Tariro, daughter of a tribal chief of Rhodesia from the Karanga tribe.
She lives a happy life with her family and fiance named Nhamo.
However, in 1964, her world torn apart after the colonizer took over their country and forced them to leave their native land.
The second part of this book take place in 2000 which also known as the independence Zimbabwe.
The story circulated around the life of a