Parched Earth

This is an extraordinary first novel by a Tanzanian women writer. The central character, Doreen, tells her story in the first person narrative. Born into a women headed household in a rural area, her inner life and development mirror her life's passage: education, career, the town, marriage and motherhood. Whilst not didactic nor impinging on beautifully crafted writing, the novel deals with gender politics from a local level rather than a western oriented feminist stance. Both fatalism and seperatism are rejected and the book is imbued with insights and touchstones about the female condition.

Author: Elieshi Lema

Publisher: E&d Ltd

Publication Date: 37254

Number of Pages: 232 pages

Binding: Fiction

ISBN-10: 9987622224

ISBN-13: 9789987622221