TARWA

<p><em>TARWA</em> is a hauntingly lyrical historical novel that journeys through exile memory and myth to illuminate the soul of African heritage. Set against the backdrop of colonial upheaval it tells the story of a boy marked by destiny and shaped by ancestral fire.</p><p>Born in the mist-shrouded mountains of refuge in a kingdom nestled somewhere north of Great Zimbabwe Tarwa is the last surviving heir of King Chokwedu. His father's realm-Matonganyika-was shattered by the white hurricane of Gatling guns dynamite and colonial conquest. Tarwa's only inheritance: the indelible royal mark etched into his left palm a symbol of legacy and loss.</p><p>As an infant Tarwa is carried south by his mother and Chamboko the king's most trusted servant to the land of Chiweshe-Chamboko's homeland. Raised on a tobacco farm Tarwa becomes an orphan at fifteen. Fearing the sorcery that haunts the land Chamboko sends him away to Salisbury where Tarwa builds a modest life working for the colonial settlers. Though he finds success and saves enough to start a family a restless yearning stirs within him-the pull of memory and myth.</p><p>Guided once more by Chamboko Tarwa embarks on a journey to reclaim Matonganyika. Along the way he encounters magical phenomena that shatter his youthful illusions and awaken his connection to ancestral spirits. The lost kingdom is a mystical realm veiled in mist sorrow and sacred customs. Shadowed by a lion that stalks both his fears and his fate Tarwa's journey becomes a rite of passage-a transformation from boy to man servant to prince.</p><p>He must confront the ghosts of war the silence of exile and the fire of remembrance to reclaim not just a kingdom but his identity.</p><p>This is the tale of an African boy who becomes a prince-not by birthright alone but by courage vision and the call of destiny</p><p></p>