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The Unravelling
The Unravelling is a captivating historical fiction set in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, and the UK during the 1970s and 1980s.
The book depicts the military, political, and tribal complexities that led to Rhodesia’s collapse as its disenfranchised black population took up arms to break free from their colonial past.
Follow the story of Nick and Sipho who, during the bush war, served together in the Rhodesian African Rifles and had become stalwart brothers in arms.
After being demobilised Nick goes to study in the UK where he falls in love with Rachel Dixon, the daughter of a controversial English businessman.
Sipho remains in Zimbabwe. He is integrated into the new Zimbabwe National Army but becomes the victim of shameful tribal discrimination. In disgust he quits and follows a new calling to help protect the country’s endangered rhino herds.
Johannes du Toit, a callous white man and a deserter from the Rhodesian Light Infantry, returns to Zimbabwe to resurrect his poaching activities.
Fate brings these four people together at Mhuka Ranch, where a lethal encounter ensues resulting in three people being shot and killed. The truth of what happened on that fateful day remains unknown to the public but will be revealed to the reader.
The BookViral Review:
A powerful and emotive historical novel of authority and compassion, The Unravelling is the genre at its very best. A novel that embraces pivotal events from southern Africa’s bygone years to give us a novel that’s literate and true to life and sure to grab the attention of discerning readers.
A superb read commensurate with novels by Wilbur Smith, Bernard Cornwell and Colin Falconer, The Unravelling is an unreservedly recommended Golden Quill read.