While You Were Gone

<p><em><strong>While You Were Gone</strong></em> is the untold side of the migration story-the voice of the family left behind.</p><p>In this heartfelt companion to <em>Where Is the Money Tree?</em> the focus shifts to <strong>Miriam</strong> the wife of Tinashe and the children he left behind in Zimbabwe. While the world sees her as the lucky wife of a man working abroad Miriam carries the quiet weight of sacrifice survival and suspicion.</p><p>She must face the gossip of neighbours emotional distance from her husband the expectations of in-laws and the daily struggle of raising children alone. From selling second-hand clothes on the roadside to dealing with accusations of witchcraft and the painful silence of unanswered messages-Miriam's journey is a story of strength rarely told.</p><p>This novel explores motherhood marriage poverty loyalty and endurance through the lens of a woman who refused to give up even when all signs told her to.</p><p><em><strong>While You Were Gone</strong></em> is not just a companion book. It is a voice-echoing with honesty loss and the kind of hope that only grows in the darkest places.</p>