Published: 10 December 2020
Page count: 376
Book dimensions: 5.060" x 7.810"
Cover finish: Matte
Interior colour: Black & White on creme paper

The Mire is a series of fiction novels set between post-colonial Zimbabwe and the UK, exploring an intergenerational legacy of trauma, narrated in first person through the eyes of Ruva, a 1st generation immigrant living in the UK. In this series, Vazhure relentlessly explores the complexities of culture, religion and society within a dysfunctional family set up.

Painting a Mirage is a story about the coming of age of UK-born Ruva, who is raised in a privileged dysfunctional Zimbabwean family and returns to live in the UK at the age of 18. Ruva yearns to escape her toxic childhood, but relocation to the UK invokes a bitter confrontation with her illusionary upbringing; and she realises that she does not need to continue conforming to the dictates of her past. As Ruva navigates life in the UK as a first-generation immigrant, she begins to understand what it means to be a black minority living in a meritocracy. During her journey of learning to live independently, Ruva stumbles into marriage. Will the grass that seemed greener live up to her expectations?

Other books by Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure:
Zvadzugwa Musango- a collection of Shona poetry
Uprooted- a collection of poems; Zvadzugwa Musango translated to English
Starfish Blossoms – a collection of poems (2023 NAMA award-winner in the Outstanding Poetry category)

ISBN 

Paperback: 978-1-8380480-4-4

eBook: 978-1-8380480-5-1

Published: 10 December 2020
Page count: 376
Book dimensions: 5.060" x 7.810"
Cover finish: Matte
Interior colour: Black & White on creme paper

The Mire is a series of fiction novels set between post-colonial Zimbabwe and the UK, exploring an intergenerational legacy of trauma, narrated in first person through the eyes of Ruva, a 1st generation immigrant living in the UK. In this series, Vazhure relentlessly explores the complexities of culture, religion and society within a dysfunctional family set up.

Painting a Mirage is a story about the coming of age of UK-born Ruva, who is raised in a privileged dysfunctional Zimbabwean family and returns to live in the UK at the age of 18. Ruva yearns to escape her toxic childhood, but relocation to the UK invokes a bitter confrontation with her illusionary upbringing; and she realises that she does not need to continue conforming to the dictates of her past. As Ruva navigates life in the UK as a first-generation immigrant, she begins to understand what it means to be a black minority living in a meritocracy. During her journey of learning to live independently, Ruva stumbles into marriage. Will the grass that seemed greener live up to her expectations?

Other books by Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure:
Zvadzugwa Musango- a collection of Shona poetry
Uprooted- a collection of poems; Zvadzugwa Musango translated to English
Starfish Blossoms – a collection of poems (2023 NAMA award-winner in the Outstanding Poetry category)

ISBN 

Paperback: 978-1-8380480-4-4

eBook: 978-1-8380480-5-1