Lushomo Simubali

Undying Memory Lushomo Simubali

A Covid-19 Tale from the Front Line. Out of the depth of world crisis, the spirit of Earth cries out for peace, goodness, gentleness, kindness, beauty, truth, Love and laughter. Undying Memory takes us on an exhilarating journey into this crisis; an incurable and blood-thirsty infectious disease is threatening to wipe out the population and life as we know it on earth. The merciless Killer is on the loose. Human society has been grounded to a halt and forced into lockdown; Citizens are under siege from an invisible adversary. Earth's conventional Armies; Military, Navy and Air force are rendered obsolete. In their place, ill equipped healthcare foot soldiers are enlisted and hurriedly sent to the frontline. Here, top class commanders from prestigious medical academies weigh the prospects of dying on their first day at war, while others get embroiled in skepticism, unbelief and frustration. In the midst of all this chaos; fairytale love calls out and laughter can be heard, a university student is actualizing her dream, the drama of Sacrosanct Memorial Hospital is a battle field and an unlikely place to find one's true love. Over and above this pandemonium; someone must arise and prepare to save humanity from yet another looming apocalyptic pandemic in the post covid world. Who shall it be...? (a) Goma- a genius with unconventional tactical solutions, (b) Anthony- an infectious disease expert with impeccable academic accolades..., (c) Anastasia- a passionate, analytical and gifted Mathematician, (d) Dr Alyssa Wood- an enigma among young men, (e) Dr. Felicity Chitalu- the Iron Lady, or indeed (f) Inspector Igor Cloudy and his insalubrious counter terrorism unit. A captivating and immensely mesmerizing tale awaits the reader... This fictional book is set in Ndola on the Copperbelt Province of Zambia, Africa's largest Copper producer, with a reserve base of 35 million metric tons in its soils.