A woman's story during a Marxist revolution in Africa. Write, Africa, write!The terrorist nature of the Marxist revolution in Mocambique is starkly reflected in this story of a brave Portuguese girl who survives assault, tries to rebuild a life in the country of her adoption, but finally has to escape by sea to reach South Africa. Today, thanks to western help, Mocambique is recovering, and Children of Adamastor is a strong reminder of the trauma that her people had to endure under communist rule. "Fleischer has opted to tell Ines's story in the first person, a notoriously difficult feat for a man, but his writing is spare, restrained, almost skeletal, and the narrative voice rings true. His authorial voice is a whisper rather than a shout and all the more powerful for that." Frances Coburn, The Star, Johannesburg.
