An Australian nurse, an African witch and the brutal murder of two missionaries . . .
Tighten your heart. The phrase came to Kate in Swahili - with the voice of the African housemother who had led her away from the School Office, after she had been told. Told. Just like that. A man's mouth moving, words coming out. "Something terrible has happened . . ."
Kate has forgotten Africa. She no linger recalls stories about black witches and sloped-black hyenas nor wants to know what happened at Langali Mission almost twenty years before. Her past is buried along with her missionary parents and the desire to know the truth is as distant to her as the sound of the village drums.
For Annah Mason, Africa is a land of contradictions. Her extraordinary life has taken her from a missionary hospital to the company of rainmakers, and deep into the heart of the Waganga. But Annah's past contains a tragic secret. To find peace she must tell her story to the one woman who needs to listen. Who waits to be set free . . .
Two women, one terrible event, and a vast and beautiful country pulling them always back . . .
