Lessons From My Grandmother: Every Life is a Guided Journey

By Martha Mutomba

After completing her graduate studies in England, Yeukai returns home to rural Zimbabwe to a jubilant celebration rich in the cultural traditions of the Shona-speaking people. There, she receives life lessons from her beloved grandmother--a wise elder holding sacred knowledge passed down through generations.

Though impressed by her grandmother's lessons, Yeukai sets them aside to pursue a corporate career in the biotech industry in California. For years, Yeukai embraces a consumer lifestyle, pretending to live the American dream. However, the busy activities of her life--focused on chasing material delusions--hide the emotional turmoil within, until things come to a head.

In search for meaning in her life, Yeukai returns home to Zimbabwe only to be heartbroken by the devastation inflicted by AIDS, rampant corruption, and a near-collapsed economy. In despair, Yeukai turns within in search for answers in her life. And the answers start to be revealed--in the deep meaning of her grandmother's teachings and the rediscovering of her own true nature. And she begins to redefine her relationship with the world. Poems interspersed throughout the novel poignantly capture Yeukai's triumphant journey to the realization that a life of purpose is truly possible if we allow ourselves to be guided by mystic powers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Morgan James Fiction
• Release date: Jan 2, 2018
• ISBN: 9781683504672

Martha Mutomba

Martha Mutomba was born and raised in Zimbabwe. Martha's narrative storytelling interweaves her fascination with the mysterious nature of life, her deep roots in her Shona culture, and her curiosity in the cultures of people she has met as she has travelled and lived in different parts of the world. Martha earned a PhD degree from Cambridge University in England and then worked in the biotechnology industry in the United States for many years. She currently volunteers for Munhu Inc., a US-registered 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to helping orphaned children in rural areas of her native land of Zimbabwe. Her writing and charitable work give her the opportunity to combine her two passions of telling stories and serving others. Martha is donating a portion of sales of this book to Munhu Inc. She resides in Thousand Oaks, California.