Millions, billions, trillions

Inflation at over two hundred and thirty million percent. Twenty five zeros removed from the currency in thirty months. A third of the population fleeing the country to survive. Bank notes in denominations of millions, billions and trillions. Empty shops. Bartering for food; paying school fees with fuel coupons, car tyres and meat. ‘Millions Billions Trillions’ is the second book documenting Zimbabwe’s descent into darkness. Cathy Buckle, a mum living in a small town wrote this story in a collection of letters from Zimbabwe. They touched a nerve around the world.