LoginWe Need New Names: A Novel
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A remarkable literary debut -- shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize! The unflinching and powerful story of a young girl's journey out of Zimbabwe and to America.
Darling is only ten years old, and yet she must navigate a fragile and violent world. In Zimbabwe, Darling and her friends steal guavas, try to get the baby out of young Chipo's belly, and grasp at memories of Before. Before their homes were destroyed by paramilitary policemen, before the school closed, before the fathers left for dangerous jobs abroad.
But Darling has a chance to escape: she has an aunt in America. She travels to this new land in search of America
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Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
Release date: 20 May 2014
ISBN-10 : 0316230847 | ISBN-13: 9780316230841
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Release date: 20 May 2014
ISBN-10 : 0316230847 | ISBN-13: 9780316230841
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