An exciting literary debut: the unflinching and powerful story of a young girl's journey out of zimbabwe and to America. Darling is only ten years old, and yet she must navigate a fragile and violent world. In zimbabwe, ...An exciting literary debut: the unflinching and powerful story of a young girl's journey out of zimbabwe and to America. Darling is only ten years old, and yet she must navigate a fragile and violent world. In zimbabwe, darling and her friends steal guavas, try to get the baby out of Young Chipo's belly, and grasp at memories of before.