Nervous Conditions

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'Unforgettable' — Alice Walker 'This is the book we've been waiting for' — Doris Lessing 'A unique and valuable book.' — Booklist 'An absorbing page-turner' — Bloomsbury Review 'A masterpiece' — Madeleine Thien 'Arresting' — Kwame Anthony Appiah Two decades before Zimbabwe would win independence and ended white minority rule, thirteen-year-old Tambudzai Sigauke embarks on her education. On her shoulders rest the economic hopes of her parents, siblings, and extended family, and within her burns the desire for independence. A timeless coming-of-age tale, and a powerful exploration of cultural imperialism, Nervous Conditions charts Tambu's journey to personhood in a nation that is also emerging. With its searing observations, devastating exploration of the state of "not being", wicked humour and astonishing immersion into the mind of a young woman growing up and growing old before her time, the novel is a masterpiece.