The Screaming of the Innocent

Unity Dow

ISBN 10: 1876756209 / ISBN 13: 9781876756208

Published by Spinifex Press, AU, 2002

About this Item

We are looking for a man with a hard heart; a heart of stone; a heart of a real man.One afternoon, a twelve-year-old girl goes missing near her village. The local police tell her mother and the villagers she has been taken by a wild animal. Five years later, a young government employee Amantle Bokaa finds a box bearing the label 'Neo Kakang; CRB 45/94'. It contains evidence of human involvement in the affair. So begins an illegal and undercover struggle for justice and retribution. A powerful story of corruption, The Screaming of the Innocent challenges the romantic representations of Africa. Botswana High Court judge Unity Dow continues the fight she began with Far and Beyon', to give her country a strong voice in the bookshelves of the world.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781876756208

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Screaming of the Innocent
• Publisher: Spinifex Press, AU
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1876756209
• ISBN 13: 9781876756208
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 204 grams

About this title

Synopsis

When a twelve-year-old girl goes missing near her village, the local police tell her mother and the villagers that she has been taken by a wild animal. Five years later, a young government employee finds a box containing evidence of human involvement in the affair.

About the Author

Unity Dow is Botswana's first woman High Court judge, has a long record as a human rights attorney. She is known for launching the Dow case which challenged nationality and other laws in Botswana. She co-founded the Women and Law in Southern Africa Research Project. She is the author of FAR AND BEYON'. This is her second novel.