Weaving magic: Nolusindiso Dumezweni’s folktales for a new generation
Listening to her grandmother’s stories during childhood sparked Nolusindiso Dumezweni’s passion for crafting stories of her own. Nolusindiso grew up in Cofimvaba in the Eastern
For the past few months Clockwork Books has been telling you all about Pamela Power’s new book, Things Unseen. And now we finally get to give you a peak into this exciting new thriller!Emma’s quietly unsatisfying suburban life is thrown into disarray when she finds her mother beaten to death, her knickers around her ankles, in the mansion Emma shares with her husband in Westcliff. Police believe it’s an open-and-shut case and peg the crime on Surprise, the immigrant gardener. But Emma is convinced they are wrong.
The men in Emma’s life try to stop her asking questions: Rick, her philandering gynecologist husband; Ross, her errant and immature brother returned from Australia; and Craig, an ex-lover visiting from the UK who stirs long-buried feelings in her.
Emma’s search for the truth leads her to discover that trust is a fragile and elusive thing…
Aimee says: Things Unseen had me gripped from the very beginning! From the protagonist’s internal world to the spine-tingling murder scenes and shocking discoveries, Pamela doesn’t hold back for even a second! Her pacy writing style brings you face to face with the good, the bad and the ugly of the characters. The events that unfold lead us to question how well we know those closest to us and how well we truly know ourselves. A late plot twist will have you on the edge of your seat (or bed, gripping your pillow), as the characters’ fates become uncertain. Pamela does an excellent job of keeping the reader guessing! This is a great read for anyone who enjoys suspense and surprise, written from a proudly South African perspective.
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Listening to her grandmother’s stories during childhood sparked Nolusindiso Dumezweni’s passion for crafting stories of her own. Nolusindiso grew up in Cofimvaba in the Eastern
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