Nervous Conditions Chapter summaries
Chapter 1 | Here we are introduced to Tambudzai--- known as Tambu--- whose first words to the reader are, “I was not sorry when my … |
Chapter 2 | Tambu’s childhood is explained further, during the elementary school years, before her brother had gone off to the mission … |
Chapter 3 | Babamukuru and his family return triumphantly from England, where he has earned his university degree after five years. A … |
Chapter 4 | Babamukuru takes Tambu to the mission school where he is the headmaster. The ride in his car is thrilling to Tambu, as she … |
Chapter 5 | Tambu and Nyasha resume their friendship, albeit awkwardly, given the use of English that Nyasha has grown comfortable with, … |
Chapter 6 | The narrator notes the many whites that were at the mission, but says that unlike the evil wizards her grandmother had … |
Chapter 7 | After a few months at the mission school, the Christmas break is at hand. Nyasha knows that all of the family will return to … |
Chapter 8 | Babamukuru and his family return to the mission without Tambu, as more days of the Christmas break remain. She stays at the … |
Chapter 9 | Towards the end of the school year, a group of nuns visit the mission. The nuns are revered, as the well-dressed women are … |
Chapter 10 | Tambu leaves for the convent school, but her feelings are bittersweet. She is excited by the prospect of taking another … |
