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Zimbabwe · Memoir
Nothando Netangle
The night she walked forty kilometres to find the mother she had not seen in twenty years.
Nothando Netangle is a Zimbabwean writer. Her debut memoir, Flashlights At Midnight, tells the story of 2008 — the year the country had no money, no hospitals and no law — and of the choice to walk anyway.
The debut
Flashlights At Midnight
Inspired by true events — Zimbabwe, 2008
Memoir
They came with flashlights. They left with blood on the floor.
Memoir of Zimbabwe in 2008 — one night on foot, and what it cost to choose walking over waiting.
Format
Memoir
Published
Published 24 August 2026
Length
53 pages
ISBN / ASIN
ASIN B0H5TNGXRY
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About the author
Nothando Netangle
Nothando Netangle writes memoir from Zimbabwe.
- Writes in English and Shona
- From Zimbabwe
- Published Flashlights At Midnight · 2026
In her own words
They came with flashlights. They left with blood on the floor.
You will feel the dust of the road as she walks.
This is the story of what comes after the escape. After the finding.
News & notes
From the notebook
Flashlights At Midnight is out now
The debut memoir is published and available as a Kindle eBook and in paperback.
Why I wrote it in the present tense
A note on voice, memory, and writing a night as if it were still happening.
A reading in Harare, and what to bring
Where and when, what to expect, and how to ask a question without standing up all evening.
Enquiries
Write to Nothando
Interviews, rights, readings, school visits or a question about the book — send a note and it will be answered.
- Rights Italian and international enquiries welcome
- Readings Harare, Bulawayo and online
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