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Tumelo Moleleki

    This author delves into the depths of personal experience to explore themes of identity, resilience, and the search for beauty amidst societal prejudice. Her writing is infused with a raw honesty born from a life marked by challenges and triumphs. Through her narratives, she offers readers a glimpse into the strength of the human spirit to overcome adversity and find self-worth and love. Her work stands as a testament to the journey of self-acceptance and a powerful reminder that true beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.

    Chain Reaction
    • 2021

      Chain Reaction

      • 110 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Ntataiseng is a fourteen-year-old girl who is preoccupied with school, friends and boys. She is ambitious but cautious. Her life was quite normal until her mother fell ill suddenly. She had to take a break from her schooling in order to become a like wife to her father and like a mother to her two younger siblings.Tlotliso, her brother, is a charming and responsible younger brother who does his chores without much protestation. Thatohatsi, the baby of the family, is a nine-year-old prima donna. She won't do anything without a fight. She tries her sister's patience.Their father is a man who has parented from the shadows. Letting his wife do all the rearing and disciplining. He was content to live this way until that fateful day when his wife fell ill and left him to raise the children alone. When he denies his daughter an once-in-a-lifetime chance, he is unprepared for the chain reaction effect that follows this decision.Dramatic events unfold during the days leading up to the funeral and a fight ensues between father and daughter, resulting in a separation. Her grandmother is draconian, but Ntataiseng's pride will not let her go back home, because then her father wins.Follow their turbulent journey as they each find a way to cope with their loss and carry on with their lives.

      Chain Reaction