![]() Gangs of gun-toting looters, encouraged by Mugabe and his henchmen, plunged the country into anarchy. But in February 2000, barbaric forces were set loose by Mugabe, a mass-murderer still viewed by many Africans as a liberator. Hardly the stereotypical colonial exploiters, George and Helen Godwin helped build and nurture the country they even applauded many of the changes that overthrew white rule and saw Zimbabwe’s transformation in 1980 into a black-governed land. ![]() It is all the more harrowing when seen through the lens of its impact on the lives of Godwin’s intrepid parents, an engineer and physician who came to Rhodesia as newlyweds. Mugabe’s pillaging of Zimbabwe is a crime still grossly underreported by the international press and largely ignored by the world community. Godwin’s powerful story combines vivid travelogue, heart-wrenching family saga and harrowing political intrigue. Zimbabwe’s disintegration in the hands of ruthless dictator Robert Mugabe, recounted in careful, beautifully crafted prose by a journalist born and raised there. ![]()
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