The cry of the go-away bird / Andrea Eames.

"Elise loves the farm that is her home; she loves playing with beetles and chameleons in the garden, buying sweets from the village shop and listening to the stories of spirits and charms told by her nanny, Beauty. As a young white girl in 1990s Zimbabwe, her life is idyllic. Her clothes are always...

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Main Author: Eames, Andrea
Language:English
Published: London : Harvill Secker, 2011.
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Physical Description:297 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book

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