The Dust Diaries

Description

When Owen Sheers discovers a book in his father”s study he stumbles upon the life of an obscure relative: Arthur Cripps, lyric poet and maverick missionary to Rhodesia. Compelled by the description of Cripps” extraordinary life in Africa, Sheers embarks on a journey through contemporary Zimbabwe in an attempt to better understand his ancestor”s devotion to the country and its people and the dramatic, often bloody, differences that echo across the years.