How do you get to know your daughter when she is dead? This is the question which takes a mother on a journey of self-discovery. A bold and unflinching tale of one women's unconventional approach to life and loss.
Yewande Omotoso Books
Yewande Omotoso writes prose that delves into the complexities of identity and migration. Her work explores themes of displacement and the search for belonging with keen observation and empathetic understanding. The author examines how environment and cultural background shape our relationships and self-perception. Her style is incisive yet sensitive, offering readers profound insights into the human experience.
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION Hortensia and Marion are next door neighbours in a charming, bougainvillea-laden Cape Town suburb. One is black, one white. Both are successful women with impressive careers behind them. Both have recently been widowed. Both are in their eighties. And both are sworn enemies, sharing hedge and hostility pruned with zeal. But one day an unforeseen event forces the women together. Could long-held mutual loathing transform into friendship? Love thy neighbour? Easier said than done. 'Wit, charm and playful energy... An insightful and fascinating diptych of two women, with the history of colonialism and slavery lurking in the background' Herald
Die van hiernaast
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Hortensia en Marion wonen naast elkaar in een chique villawijk in Kaapstad. De een is blank, de ander zwart. Beiden hebben een indrukwekkende carrière achter de rug en beiden willen het liefst rustig van hun oude dag genieten. Er is maar één ding dat dat streven in de weg zit: die van hiernaast. Zeker wanneer een van slaven afstammende familie in hun buurt land komt opeisen, staan Hortensia en Marion lijnrecht tegenover elkaar. Maar dan gebeurt er iets waardoor de twee gezworen vijanden elkaar harder nodig hebben dan ze ooit hadden verwacht.