214pp., map, paperback, Cape Town, 2020

A novel set in the Karoo-like landscape of a mythical country beset by civil war, about an inkeeper’s wife, a critically-injured captain soothed by her harp-playing, and a young man who believes the captain is responsible for the slaying of his family and the torching of their farm.

Patricia Schonstein's novels include Skyline (2005 French Prix du Marais), A Time of Angels, The Apothecary's Daughter and Banquet at Brabazam. She lives in Cape Town.

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