Non-fiction

I Am A Girl From AFRICA

by Elizabeth Nyamayaro, Scribner, £20, ebook £9.99

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Rescued from starvation during a Zimbabwean drought, a young Elizabeth Nyamayaro becomes fixated on emulating her saviour: a United Nations (UN) aid worker.

Her new memoir charts that extraordinary journey, from rural village to senior adviser at the UN. Battling seemingly insurmountable hardships, Nyamayaro’s compassion and determination to change lives takes her from Harare to London, Geneva, New York and beyond.

A central moving thread is the love and support given by family and friends, whose sacrifices and wisdom shape her humanitarian outlook.

Throughout her honest and emotional account, Nyamayaro also makes space for the voices of the victims of health inequalities. Her story of perseverance provides ample inspiration to join the fight for change.