Healed: Road To Recovery

By Farisai Joymore Dzemwa

Chiramu is a tradition that is best described as a game of bonding between brothers and sisters-in-law in the Zimbabwean Shona culture. For Farisai, it escalated into the violation of the very essence of her womanhood and all it stands for. Sexually violated by a brother-in-law who should have been looking out for her, Farisai's life, health, and function in society became a tangled spider's web, one she struggled to detangle, and the ripple effects were endless.

A near-death car accident was the rude awakening that helped her realise that unless she dealt with the tradition-inflicted secret of her abuse, her whole life would be nothing but a series of damaging, self-sabotaging events that could only be stopped by coming out of the rut that is dogma.

This is a true account of how culture, tradition, and religion play havoc in many African women's lives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0924CY2QM
• ISBN13: 9798731587389
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"