Fear

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' The most powerful indictment of Mugabe's regime yet written' The Economist 'A brave sensitive & observant account of Zimbabwe's tragedy exposing the cruelty of Mugabe's regime & the remarkable courage of those who have defied it' Financial Times In mid-2008 after thirty years of increasingly tyrannical rule Robert Mugabe lost an election. Instead of conceding defeat his supporters launched a brutal campaign of terror -- Zimbabweans called it simply The Fear. Peter Godwin travels at considerable risk to see the havoc raging at the heart of his country but what emerges from the brutality are the heartbreaking tales of resistance & survival the astonishing moments of humour & goodwill & the unforgettable characters who will not be subdued. 'A beautifully written chronicle of his journey through his ravaged but still achingly beautiful homeland' Independent ' An important book detailing the violent realities the grotesque injustices the hunger the sadness & a portrait of Mugabe the tyrant who is the cause of it all' Paul Theroux