The Rain Goddess
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The Rain Goddess is a book by Peter Stiff (ISBN 978-1919854069) which is set in the war-torn area of Rhodesia
's (now Zimbabwe) north-east border. The story, which takes place in the mid 1960s to early 1970s, begins as the British South Africa Police
fight against communist backed guerillas. These guerillas use torture and violence to intimidate African tribesmen into joining their cause. The Rhodesian Security forces fight to keep a fragile peace that is governed by force of arms, as well as by the tribesmens' faith in the predictions of their spirit medium. This medium is said to be able to communicate with the spirit of the Rain Goddess. While the book was originally written as a fiction, many of the events in the book are taken from actual events with some names of persons and places changed. The writer, Peter Stiff, wrote the book, largely from his own experiences, in an attempt to make ordinary citizens in Rhodesia aware of what was actually going on inside their own country.
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
's (now Zimbabwe) north-east border. The story, which takes place in the mid 1960s to early 1970s, begins as the British South Africa Police
British South Africa Police
The British South Africa Police was the police force of the British South Africa Company of Cecil Rhodes which became the national police force of Southern Rhodesia and its successor after 1965, Rhodesia...
fight against communist backed guerillas. These guerillas use torture and violence to intimidate African tribesmen into joining their cause. The Rhodesian Security forces fight to keep a fragile peace that is governed by force of arms, as well as by the tribesmens' faith in the predictions of their spirit medium. This medium is said to be able to communicate with the spirit of the Rain Goddess. While the book was originally written as a fiction, many of the events in the book are taken from actual events with some names of persons and places changed. The writer, Peter Stiff, wrote the book, largely from his own experiences, in an attempt to make ordinary citizens in Rhodesia aware of what was actually going on inside their own country.