TY - BOOK AU - Deus, Lubacha TI - If she were alive SN - 9789987084043 PY - 2019/// CY - Dar es Salaam PB - Mkuki na Nyota Publishers; KW - African Literature. KW - Novel KW - PN1-6790 Literature (General) KW - Tanzania N2 - At the age of twelve, a resilient Wema, whose mother commits suicide in her favour is caught in a web of a vicious stepmother and inattentive father and is forced to endure grief with guts and determination. Despite life cruelties, she keeps hope alive, not allowing herself to be disillusioned and bitter. A child of immense strength, Wema is proof that difficult circumstances can be overcome…At the age of twelve, a resilient Wema, whose mother commits suicide in her favour is caught in a web of a vicious stepmother and inattentive father and is forced to endure grief with guts and determination. Despite life cruelties, she keeps hope alive, not allowing herself to be disillusioned and bitter. A child of immense strength, Wema is proof that difficult circumstances can be overcome… ER -