![]() ![]() ![]() The whole thing is extremely powerful and it wrings every possible emotion out of its readers. And the whole thing, rather beautifully, begins and ends with football - if there is one thing that connects boys in almost every country and can break down barriers, football is it. Act III is all about healing and paths forward. Act II covers the reception refugees are given in a country with problems of its own. ![]() Act I shows the horrors of the Zimbabwean regime and sees Deo and Innocent flee to South Africa. Now is the Time for Running has a three-part structure. Since their only possessions are Innocent's bix box and Deo's football (stuffed with worthless billion dollar notes), it won't be easy. Now orphans, the two boys have no choice but to flee to South Africa in the hopes of finding their long-lost father. Then the soldiers arrive, looking for a delivery of food aid and the traitors who welcome help from the evil Americans, and they destroy the entire village. Innocent takes a bit of looking after - deprived of oxygen during birth, he's not quite like other children and Deo is fiercely protective of him. ![]() In a remote village in Zimbabwe, Deo is playing football with his friends while his brother Innocent looks on. ![]()
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