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(More customer reviews)This account by Kevin Woods of his nearly 20 years as a political prisoner in Zimbabwe is one of the most poignant, honest, and stirring stories I've ever read. One does not have to know much about Zimbabwe, or the reasons behind Woods' double agent status, to gain immense inspiration from reading how this man managed to survive the overwhelming feelings of hopelessness and despair during his long incarceration and isolation from the world. That one important element, alone, of his story makes it worth the read! Kevin Woods is a wordsmith and has a unique ability to convey to the reader the range of emotions he experienced during those horrific years, interspersed with his very astute observations about his surroundings.
For those who want to fill in the blanks regarding the genocide in Matabeleland (in western Zimbabwe) in the early years of Mugabe's ongoing reign of terror, Kevin Woods provides real insight into that massacre. As an agent for South Africa during the 1980's, while simultaneously serving as a high-ranking agent in Mugabe's Central Intelligence Organization, Kevin was in a unique position to see two sides of the conflict up close and personal, all of which makes for some fascinating, yet sobering, reading.
There are also personal photos, newspaper accounts and documents, and a nice sampling of the author's beautiful color drawings that he sent as gifts in his letters to those around the world who corresponded with him during his imprisonment. Some sketches by renown artist Craig Bone are an added bonus in this book ... and there is so much more. I highly recommend the book!
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Kevin Woods was sentenced to death in Zimbabwe and later jailed for life by Robert Mugabe. For more than five years of his detention he was held in the shadow of Mugabe's gallows, cut off from the world, naked and in solitary confinement. He had been a senior member of Mugabe's dreaded Central Intelligence Organization, the CIO, and was jailed for committing politically motivated offenses, on behalf of the white South African government, against the ANC in Zimbabwe.From Mugabe's confidant to condemned prisoner, he recounts his life on the edge as a double agent. He explains the desolation of being abandoned by South Africa when he was compromised and he details his lone fight to maintain his humanity, self-dignity and sanity in a prison system that belongs to the Middle Ages.This book will inspire you to take an introspective look at your own life, your careers, your aspirations and ambitions. His story, unlike so many others, has a happy ending with him hugging his now-adult children and meeting former President Nelson Mandela being the highlights.
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