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A True Story of Murder and Survival Among the Street Children of Lusaka
Hanover Square Press
February 2022
On Sale: February 15, 2022
Featuring: Moonga; Kapula; Lusabilo
304 pages
ISBN: 1335425748
EAN: 9781335425744
Kindle: B093Y88ZLC
Hardcover / e-Book
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Historical
Lusabilo, a determined waste picker; Kapula, a burned-out brothel worker; Moonga, a former rock crusher turned beggar; and Timo, an ambitious gang leader. These children navigate the violent and poverty-stricken underworld of Lusaka, one of Africa’s fastest growing cities.
When the dead body of a ten-year-old boy is discovered under a heap of garbage in Lusaka’s largest landfill, a murder investigation quickly heats up due to the influence of the victim’s mother and her far-reaching political connections. The children’s lives become more closely intertwined as each child engages in a desperate bid for survival against forces they could never have imagined.
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