On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle, sparking a journey that uncovers the dark secrets and buried truths of her middle-class Zambian family. As funeral proceedings unfold, Shula's quest for justice is complicated by the complex web of relationships within her family, where long-held grudges and painful memories threaten to tear them apart. Along the way, she finds an unlikely ally in Nsansa, her drunken cousin who reveals a shocking truth about their uncle's abuse.