Act of Defiance
Act of Defiance Harare, 2000: Gabrielle is a newly-qualified lawyer fighting for justice for a young girl. With high-level pressure on Gabrielle to drop the case, and the president's youth wing…
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Act of Defiance
Harare, 2000: Gabrielle is a newly-qualified lawyer fighting for justice for a young girl. With high-level pressure on Gabrielle to drop the case, and the president's youth wing terrorizing his political opponents as he tightens his grip on power, they begin a tentative love affair. Ben is an urbane and charismatic junior diplomat attached to Harare with the American embassy.
Irene Sabatini, winner of the 2010 Orange Award for New Writers, navigates Zimbabwe's unfolding political crises, showing how the dehumanizing effects of state-sponsored violence can shape and remake a life. But when they fall victim to a shocking attack, their lives splinter across continents and their stories diverge, forcing Gabrielle on a painful journey towards self-realization. An Act of Defiance is a sweeping political drama about a young woman's fight for love and agency in turbulent