The Father of Andromeda

by Birgit Berggreen & Dixon Kelvin Chimuka Sikabota


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Hardcover
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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 12/14/2010

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5.5x8.5
Page Count : 364
ISBN : 9781426947674
Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 5.5x8.5
Page Count : 364
ISBN : 9781426947681
Format : E-Book
Dimensions : N/A
Page Count : 364
ISBN : 9781426947698

About the Book

It is 1979 just outside a remote Zambian village when seventeen-year-old Chimuka meets Sara, a white woman near his school. The thirty-three-year-old mother of two and the young, naïve man begin a relationship that will transform both their lives in ways they never could have imagined. As Chimuka shuns conventional African living for the dream of higher education and a liberated life, he decides to follow Sara. In the midst of a struggle for dignity and pride, he soon finds himself immersed in a maelstrom of cultural clashes, social opprobrium, and personal upheaval. Torn between the roles of lover, friend, breadwinner, and mother, Sara is also lost in her own tumultuous battles. After five years together in Zambia and Kenya, the two finally part, but loyally write hundreds of letters to each other that maintains their emotional connection despite the distance between them. Thirty years later, Chimuka convinces Sara to meet him under the shade of a fig tree and awaits the conclusion of his unforgettable odyssey from the heart of Africa into the soul of the woman he has always loved as his mother.


About the Author

Birgit Berggreen was born in Sweden and traveled as a teenage stowaway to Iceland, beginning her fascination with faraway countries. She later moved to Africa, where she worked in rural development for fifteen years. The author of three other novels, she currently lives in Denmark. Dixon Sikabota was born in Zambia. He narrates a remarkable personal story in relation to cultural, social and political aspects of Africa.