Petina Gappah is the Voice of Zimbabwe. in This Astonishingly Powerful Debut Collection, She Dissects With Real Poignancy the Lives of People Caught Up in a Situation Over Which They Have No Control, As They Deal With Spiralling Inflation, Power Cuts and Financial Hardship - a Way of Life Under Mugabe's Regime - and Cope With Issues Common to All People Everywhere; Failed Promises, Disappointments and Unfulfilled Dreams. Compelling, Unflinching and Tender, "An Elegy for Easterly" is a Defining Book, and a Stunning Portrait of a Country in Chaotic Meltdown.