Liziwe is a story of triumph against the odds. Set in the end of the seventies, the story is a harrowing account of the survival of the siblings of Ncadana following the simultaneous death of parents. The tumultuous events narrated in the story include Liziwe waking up very early in the morning, feeling that something is amiss. Soon thereafter, Manyawuza, the next-door neighbour, makes a gruesome discovery of Liziwe's dead father, which is followed in quick succession by the death of Nonzame, Liziwe's mother. The elders of the clan of AmaQwathi gather, and they decide to arrange marriage for...