![]() ![]() Expertly blending elements of Zimbabwean and Scottish culture, Huchu’s occult thriller is as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. ![]() After getting expelled from her private school, Ropa’s parents decide to send her back to her rural home for an indefinite stay. Precocious, often snarky Ropa, meanwhile, breathes new life into the standard rough-around-the-edges female protagonist. Huchu is an exceptional novel that follows sixteen-year-old Ropa, a goalless teen girl living in Harare, Zimbabwe. A fast-moving and entertaining tale, beautifully written - Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of. Huchu writes with a refreshing voice, crafting an intimate portrait of Ropa and her Zimbabwean family amid the delicious paranormal chaos. Huchu is the first book in the Edinburgh Nights series. The mystery contains plenty of twists, turns, and genuinely eerie moments to draw in even the most seasoned horror reader. Now Ropa heads on a dangerous hunt to discover who-or what-is behind these sinister attacks. When penniless ghost Nicola comes to Ropa pleading for help, Ropa is initially reluctant to take on her problems-until she learns that something is sucking the souls out of the bodies of the city’s children. Headstrong high school dropout Ropafadzo “Ropa” Moyo works as a ghostalker, ferrying messages between the worlds of the dead and the living for the right price. ![]() Huchu ( The Hairdresser of Harare, as Tendai Huchu) plunges readers into the dark, supernatural recesses of contemporary Edinburgh in his powerhouse fantasy debut and series launch. ![]()
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