A Child Called Happiness [Paperback]

A story of love, race, power and consequences that spans generations

Three days after arriving in Zimbabwe, Natalie discovers an abandoned newborn baby on a hill near her uncles farm.

Years earlier, the hill was home to the Mazowe village where Chief Tafara governed at a time of great unrest. Faced with taxation, abductions and loss of their land at the hands of the white settlers, Tafara joined forces with the neighbouring villages in what becomes the first of many uprisings.

A Child Called Happiness is a beautiful and emotive work of historical fiction. This is a story of hope, resilience and reclamation, proving that the choices made by our ancestors can echo for many generations to come.

What Reviewers and Readers Say:

'Collishaw's characters are delicately created andendearingly human',Celeste Hicks

'Anincredibly timelybook about the human upheaval in all its emotional forms,'Rosie Garthwaite

Steeped in the beautiful smells and sounds of Zimbabwe and evidences Stephan Collishaws love of the country& His balanced treatment of an emotive issue willchallenge and provoke many readers,Phillip Barclay

'Deftly weaves together two stories set in different periods of Zimbabwe's history, always taking the reader with him. The vexed issue of land in Zimbabwe and who it belongs to is the common thread. Collishaw creates atmosphere and a sense of place,bringing to life the characters, the history and the politics,'Mary Harper

'Agripping yet tender story, played out under a burning African sun, and shot through with thought-provoking authenticity,'Nick Brownlee

Three days after arriving in Zimbabwe, Natalie discovers an abandoned newborn baby on a hill near her uncles farm. 115 years earlier, the hill was home to the Mazowe village where Chief Tafara governed at a time of great unrest.