This is a romance and adventure novel. An African man is riding in a taxi north of Belfast on a dirt road in Northern Ireland with great urgency. A Middle-aged Irish woman is driving south, on the same dirt road, from her small Irish village. The unlikely couple finally meets at their Internet secretly pre-arranged rendezvous on the rural road under the most inauspicious circumstances, in a romantic face-to-face encounter. A Police Squad car and an ambulance soon arrive on the scene and the African man is arrested.
This is the dramatic beginning of the transoceanic love story between Trish and Kamthibi. Because of compelling circumstances beyond their control, Kamthibi agrees to take Trish with him to visit his boyhood village in Zambia in Africa. Kamthibi and Trish develop a deep passionate romantic love for each other, which leads them to cross so many bridges.
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Dr. Mwizenge S. Tembo is Professor of Sociology who has taught at Bridgewater College in Virginia in the United States for twenty years. He obtained his B.A in Sociology and Psychology at University of Zambia in his native country of Zambia in Southern Africa in 1976, M.A , Ph. D. at Michigan State University in Sociology in 1987.
Dr. Tembo was born in 1954 in Chipata in the Eastern Province of his native country of Zambia in Southern Africa. While growing up as a child in the village in the Lundazi district among the Tumbuka people of Eastern Zambia in the Africa of the 1950s and 1960s, he developed a keen interest in reading, academics, storytelling, African traditional dances and drumming.
He was a Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies of the University of Zambia from 1977 to 1990. During this period he conducted extensive research and field work in rural Zambia particularly in the Eastern and Southern Provinces of the country.
Dr. Tembo has authored 4 books: Titbits for the Curious (1989), Legends of Africa (1996), The Bridge (Novel) (2005), Zambian Traditional Names (2006). He is spearheading the building of a Zambia Knowledge Bank Libraries: Nkhanga Branch Village Library in Lundazi District in his native country of Zambia in Southern Africa.
He is a weekly columnist for the Daily Newsleader Newspaper of Staunton in Virginia. He is a frequent column contributor to the Daily News-Record of Harrisonburg in Virginia. He was also a frequent contributor to the Sunday Times of Zambia in the 1980s. He has published at least 100 newspaper columns. He is a freelance photographer who has sold many of his works. For more details: www.bridgewater.edu/~mtembo, www.bridgewater.edu/zanoba
Dr. Tembo has also published at least 15 scholarly articles, 21 book reviews, and 10 journalistic articles.
He has shared significant aspects of African culture with American audiences through writing, lectures and public performances in college classes, schools, banquets, churches, and public libraries in the Shenandoah Valley, Richmond, and Charlottesville in Virginia in the United States. His wide range of cultural experiences and first hand knowledge of African culture make him an effective cross-cultural communicator and articulate teacher in the classroom, and entertaining story teller.
Dr. Tembo has a passionate interest in preserving traditional African culture such that in his book Legends of Africa, he states: "I would like to express my strongest heartfelt wish that Zambians and Africans of all persuasions document in the many media (audio, video, and print) available today our rich traditions, knowledge, and culture that are, as you read this, unfortunately rapidly going to waste in both urban and rural areas."
Dr. Tembo was born in 1954 in Chipata in the Eastern Province of his native country of Zambia in Southern Africa. While growing up as a child in the village in the Lundazi district among the Tumbuka people of Eastern Zambia in the Africa of the 1950s and 1960s, he developed a keen interest in reading, academics, storytelling, African traditional dances and drumming.
He was a Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies of the University of Zambia from 1977 to 1990. During this period he conducted extensive research and field work in rural Zambia particularly in the Eastern and Southern Provinces of the country.
Dr. Tembo has authored 4 books: Titbits for the Curious (1989), Legends of Africa (1996), The Bridge (Novel) (2005), Zambian Traditional Names (2006). He is spearheading the building of a Zambia Knowledge Bank Libraries: Nkhanga Branch Village Library in Lundazi District in his native country of Zambia in Southern Africa.
He is a weekly columnist for the Daily Newsleader Newspaper of Staunton in Virginia. He is a frequent column contributor to the Daily News-Record of Harrisonburg in Virginia. He was also a frequent contributor to the Sunday Times of Zambia in the 1980s. He has published at least 100 newspaper columns. He is a freelance photographer who has sold many of his works. For more details: www.bridgewater.edu/~mtembo, www.bridgewater.edu/zanoba
Dr. Tembo has also published at least 15 scholarly articles, 21 book reviews, and 10 journalistic articles.
He has shared significant aspects of African culture with American audiences through writing, lectures and public performances in college classes, schools, banquets, churches, and public libraries in the Shenandoah Valley, Richmond, and Charlottesville in Virginia in the United States. His wide range of cultural experiences and first hand knowledge of African culture make him an effective cross-cultural communicator and articulate teacher in the classroom, and entertaining story teller.
Dr. Tembo has a passionate interest in preserving traditional African culture such that in his book Legends of Africa, he states: "I would like to express my strongest heartfelt wish that Zambians and Africans of all persuasions document in the many media (audio, video, and print) available today our rich traditions, knowledge, and culture that are, as you read this, unfortunately rapidly going to waste in both urban and rural areas."
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How Writers Digest Rates and Evaluated "The Bridge",
By Kamthibi Zinduku (Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Bridge (Paperback)
15th Annual International Self-published Book AwardsCommentary Sheet Author: Mwizenge S. Tembo Title: The Bridge Category: MainstreamlLiterary Fiction Judge: 27 On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 meaning "poor" and 5 meaning "excellent," please evaluate the following: Plot: 4 Grammar: 4 Character development: 4 Cover design: 5 Judge' s commentary: What did you like best about this book? IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH. Author Mwizenge S. Tembo's passion for his subject in THE BRIDGE infuses every page and is infectious. In this story, Tembo brings Zambia to life, "like a secret hidden at the end of a mysterious bush trail." Impressive visual descriptions and incredible attention to detail make the reader feel as if he, too, has entered Zambia. The story concept is compelling and includes enough suspense to keep the reader turning pages. The physical packaging of the book is evocative and eye-catching. The cover photo is lovely and serves to capture the reader's interest. The back cover bio gives a very good account of the author and lets the reader know that he is an expert on the country of Zambia. How can the author improve this book? While THE BRIDGE gives a wonderfil glimpse into a fascinating country and its people, there are a few areas the author might wish to consider improving. There are a few plot threads that aren't hlly developed, such as at the book's opening when it's unclear to the reader exactly how the police were summoned or knew to arrive. At times narrative is used in places where dialogue and action would be more effective in revealing the story. The pacing moves a little too slowly or too quickly at times and needs more balance and flow. The book might be improved by careful editing, with attention to spelling and word choice. Overall, readers will enjoy THE BRIDGE and its unique journey into Zambia.
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