The Colonel Comes By

Author: Bryony Rheam

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Short stories

Published on 15^th January 2026 by Parthian Books in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 215 pages
198mm x 129mm | 0g

From Bryony Rheam, the award-winning author of All Come to Dust and This September Sun, comes a collection of sixteen short stories shining a spotlight on life in Zimbabwe over the last twenty years. The daily routines and the greater fate of ordinary Zimbabweans are represented with a deft, compassionate touch and flashes of humour.

From the potholed side streets of Bulawayo to lush, blooming gardens, traversing down- at-heel bars and faded drawing rooms, the stories in this collection ring with hope and poignancy, and pay tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.