A lyrical, haunting debut that explores the power of parenthood, identity, lust, and the legacy of trauma, as the lives of two neighbors are upended by ghosts from their past lives. When the news of her mother's death reaches Jocelyn Morrow, it stirs up memories of her traumatic childhood. She is
Small Things
โ Scribed by Nthikeng Mohlele
- Publisher
- Jacana Media
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 71 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Chicago
- ISBN
- 1431427624
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โฆ Synopsis
In this haunting tale of love and learning, the existential chaos of a life ravaged by circumstance takes on a rhythm of its own, one bound by loss and loneliness, but also an intelligent awareness of self. Sometimes melancholy, sometimes brutal, occasionally funny and infuriating, a journalist-comrade-lover caught up in the shade and shadow of politics and social injustice faces treachery and betrayal on every level. Set against the backdrop of a cityscape that taunts and tantalises, this is where love fails and passion wanes, “where suffering has no meaning”, where an individual escapes death only to find himself confronted with choices wrought by remorse and retribution, by conscience and character. And yet, with all trauma, there is a distinct musicality to the lyrical unpacking that follows a string of small things ...
โฆ Subjects
Electronic books
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