Irene Sabatini Book order (chronological)

This author delves into the complexities of human relationships and the profound sense of loss. Her style is poetic and richly imagistic, often exploring themes of identity, memory, and the search for belonging. Her prose flows with a hypnotic quality, drawing readers into the depths of the human psyche and existential questioning.

An Act of Defiance
336 pages
12 hours of reading
Harare, 2000. Gabrielle is a newly-qualified lawyer fighting for justice for a young girl. Ben is an urbane and charismatic junior diplomat, attached to Harare with the American embassy. With high-level pressure on Gabrielle to drop her case, and Robert Mugabe’s youth wing terrorising his political opponents as he tightens his grip on power, they begin a tentative love affair. But when both fall victim to a shocking attack, their lives splinter across continents and their stories diverge, forcing Gabrielle on a painful journey towards self-realisation.
2020
3.9
The Boy Next Door
416 pages
15 hours of reading
A powerful love story set in post-independence Zimbabwe as it slides towards chaos, by an exciting new African writer.
2010
3.6

An Act of Defiance

The Boy Next Door