Shamiso is a young girl thoughtful but uncertain taken by her family from rural Zimbabwe to
bustling Harare. As she grows up there she watches the world: her distant stern father her
angry stepmother and her father's strange loving cousin the elderly Jimson who encourages
Shamiso to discover her passion for art her place in their family and her voice in the world.
When she takes a leap to leave Zimbabwe behind for Brighton England Shamiso must find a new
family and a new way of living. There she falls in love for the first time with George - whose
female identity Georgie is everything Shamiso has ever wanted or needed. But can such
happiness last when neither of them knows yet who they truly are? Quirky challenging and
mischievous this tender coming-of-age story brilliantly examines selfhood love and the many
shapes family can take. From first moments to final steps Shamiso is a thought-provoking
blazing work of modern existence and all its contradictions.
