Feeding The Leopard - Kay, L. T.
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When going back home is nothing like you imagined... It is 2008, and the global financial crisis sees Ian Sanders out of a job in Melbourne. He flies to Africa, the land of his birth, to follow his dream to write a novel set in the wilds of Zimbabwe. In his twenty-year absence, much has changed. The country is in turmoil. A new power-sharing government is imminent, but the political situation remains volatile. People fear the police, and violent crime goes unpunished. Supermarket shelves are empty, and essential goods are scarce. Cholera rages and the Zimbabwean dollar is in free fall. Ian…mehr

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When going back home is nothing like you imagined... It is 2008, and the global financial crisis sees Ian Sanders out of a job in Melbourne. He flies to Africa, the land of his birth, to follow his dream to write a novel set in the wilds of Zimbabwe. In his twenty-year absence, much has changed. The country is in turmoil. A new power-sharing government is imminent, but the political situation remains volatile. People fear the police, and violent crime goes unpunished. Supermarket shelves are empty, and essential goods are scarce. Cholera rages and the Zimbabwean dollar is in free fall. Ian plans to focus on his novel and stay out of trouble, but slowly he is drawn into a web of conspiracy and fear that pervades the lives of so many of the country's people. He is in peril, but where lies the greatest danger: the police, the secretive COU, his newfound friends or the enigmatic Sarah? He and those around him find their values, beliefs and prejudices challenged in their fight for survival. Nearly thirty years after independence, Zimbabweans still wait for their promised freedom. Feeding The Leopard is a must read for former Rhodesians, Zimbabweans and anyone with an interest in Africa.
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Bulawayo was my home town. That's where I grew up and got my first job. Anyone who has lived in Africa, even for a short time, will confirm you can never really leave it. No matter how far you travel, like the grass seeds that stick to your socks, Africa goes with you. I lived and worked in Zimbabwe/Rhodesia and South Africa for over thirty years, alternating between Bulawayo, Salisbury (Harare) and Johannesburg. The Bush War got serious while I was living in Hong Kong, and on my return to Rhodesia, I was called up for military service in the army. Professional qualifications in accounting and marketing helped me secure senior management positions in both manufacturing and service industries. Today, I live in Melbourne with my wife Maggie and write fiction set in Southern Africa, principally Zimbabwe. Since the turn of the century that country has led a dark, surreal existence that keeps many people shaking their heads in disbelief. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad. I return to Southern Africa as often as possible to keep my connections with that continent fresh. My last visit in May 2019 included Johannesburg, the Kruger National Park, Bulawayo and the Victoria Falls.