Blurb… Crossing the River is about a fifteen-year-old Nozizwe and her family on the run from their farm in Zimbabwe. Led by a courageous aunt, the family illegally cross the border into South Africa. Nozizwe’s older sister is attacked by a crocodile. And so, begins a long and dangerous journey. Title: Crossing the River Publisher:…
Category: African Literature Update
Coffee With Children’s Book Author, Kariema Taliep Davids
A week ago, Kariema Taliep Davids, a children’s book author and entrepreneur invited me for coffee at her house in Wetton, Cape Town. We spoke about her journey to becoming a self-published author, her love for reading, and how her first grandchild, Haniyah, led to her publishing a children’s book. After two hours of chit-chat,…
Book Review Weeping Waters | Karyn Brynard – Not Everyone is Your Friend
Weeping Waters by Karin Brynard is a crime fiction novel that is set in a small community by the Karoo, Northern Cape. The community setting is particularly important here, as this novel explores how people can be affected by what happens in their surrounding environment. We’re introduced to a police detective Inspector Albertus Beeslaar. He…