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An Angel's Demise, by Sue Nyathi

An Angel's Demise, by Sue Nyathi

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An Angel’s Demise is an epic saga that explores a contested legacy and the heartrending destiny of a family. The year is 1977 and the story begins on a farm in Somabhula with the birth of Angel.

The farm is run by Paul Williams, an outwardly harsh and bigoted man who holds the livelihoods of many in his hands. When Angel’s parents join the liberation struggle, she is left in the care of her grandmothers, who have been in service to the Williams family for generations.

Angel grows up on the farm over three momentous decades that see a convoluted past and inheritance unfold into an equally complicated present. Through her, we see a woman’s quest to unearth her identity and assert her independence. In the process of self-discovery, Angel realises that sometimes you need to be uprooted before you can grow.

An Angel’s Demise, Sue Nyathi’s fourth novel, is a gripping tale infused with spirituality. It recounts an explosive story of love, war, bloody massacre and betrayal that encompasses a harrowing history, the cruel caprice of politics, gender-based violence and what happens when ordinary people get caught up in lies.

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This book was truly a page turner I could not put it down. The thrilling twists and turns were eye opening and entertaining. Sue Nyathi writes such a beautiful and captivating story with themes of Love, Hate, Jealousy, War Betrayal, Freedom, Racism, Politics and Spirituality. The dialogue of veteran characters, you can feel the emotion and realism in them. The intricately written story lines for the various individual characters and how it spreads out to affect other characters in the story, truly well written. The historical aspects brought into this fictional world taking place in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe and other places like South Africa and London. Honestly it is safe to say that this is probably my favorite and the best African Fiction I have ever read.

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