The Last Resort: A Memoir of Zimbabwe

The geographical distance of Douglas Rogers from the unrest in his native Zimbabwe in the year 2000 seems to reflect a dislocation from the country he was born and raised in. There is a TV on in the corner at this party in Berlin; the sound is down but Rogers recognises what he sees.

“There’s something about rich, red earth the colour of blood that you can never wash away, no matter how far you’ve travelled, or how long you’ve been running.”