In her accomplished story collection, Gappah crosses the barriers of class, race, gender and sexual politics in Zimbabwe to explore the causes and effects of crime, and to meditate on the nature of justice. Rotten Row represents a leap in artistry and achievement from the award-winning author of The Book of Memory. With compassion and humour, Gappah paints portraits of lives aching for meaning to produce a moving and universal tableau. Stories that throb with life and meaning.