The Flame Lily Weeps

Ross Gordon Cooper (2009)

Biography   Non-fiction

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This unique autobiography describes the life of a white Zimbabwean growing up in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia and subsequently after the attainment of independence on 18th April 1980, in Zimbabwe, and, thereafter, his move and settling in the UK.

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This unique autobiography describes the life of a white Zimbabwean growing up in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia and subsequently after the attainment of independence on 18th April 1980, in Zimbabwe, and, thereafter, his move and settling in the UK. It provides a comfortable, quick read and is not meant to be an exhaustive family, historical or political account. Instead, it was born from a desire to reveal and elucidate the perspectives and truth of poignant issues in the country’s transition from a British colony to an independent, one-party state.
This book also grants the reader an insight into the build-up of political and economic anarchy that has plunged Zimbabwe into a financial abyss and transformed the "bread-basket" of Africa, a once flourishing country, into a land ravaged by hunger, disease and poverty. Captivating and highly recommended!

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Ross Gordon Cooper

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2 reviews for The Flame Lily Weeps

  1. Joseph Columbus Smith Jr.

    Completely entranced by first 23 pages of “The Flame Lily Weeps.”

  2. Trevor Cunningham

    An outstanding book, full of interesting family anecdotes and experiences. Well recommended to anybody interested in Rhodesian and Zimbabwean history.

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