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Famine

This pronounced lack of food constitutes a significant crisis in the memoir. The protagonist’s experience with it prompts her drive for social engagement.

Goromonzi

This village is the protagonist’s native home. It can be taken as representative of rural African life, generally.

Harare

This Zimbabwean city is a major social and financial hub. Given its size and importance, it serves as a useful microcosm for the nation of which it is the capital.

Harlem

This Manhattan neighborhood is noted as a locus of Black culture. In some ways, it servers as a nexus of the African Diaspora.

HIV / AIDS

This autoimmune disorder constitutes a significant health crisis in the memoir. Shifting attitudes toward it in the book reflect broader sociopolitical shifts.

Hyena

This African carnivore is repeatedly invoked as a danger. It can be taken as representative of the perils of the surrounding world.

London

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