What If There Were No Whites In South Africa? - Ferial Haffajee
Albeit a controversial book title, Ferial Haffajee writes more of a personal account slash research memoir than what the title may tell a potential reader.
As a reader, you appreciate the internal struggle that seems to drive her writing - question after question after interview and of course, the ever present battalion of current facts.
Not my usual genre to review, and because of the unrelenting tenacity with which she pursued these answers - which was clearly very personal to the writer - I found myself trying to absorb its many concepts and notions. It became mesmerizing how powerful personal experience meets political insight and journo savvy can be.
Not exactly what you'd call a light read, but definitely poignant and thought provoking.
*Book sponsored by Pan Macmillan
Message from my books describes my take on some of my favourite books. Acting as a review and a wording of personal experience, this blog is a narration of the time either well spent reading, or just spent reading.
Dear Mumina,
ReplyDeleteRight now, my short story is a single plankton in an ocean of sharp toothed books, but I am hoping that once you and your peers review it, it would amass to much more than that.
My name is Vanya Ferreira and I am a new author (and fellow South African) hoping to make a long, productive career out of writing. My short story - "The Story of Lucius Cane" - was published on Amazon seven days ago. It belongs to the dark fantasy genre and it has approximately 7,000 words.
http://www.amazon.com/Story-Lucius-Cane-Book-One-ebook/dp/B01BMYYVLG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1455272055&sr=1-1&keywords=vanya+ferreira
Here is the synopsis:
London, 1794. Lucius Cane, a peculiar vampire, comes upon an opponent the likes of which he has never seen before - a brute with remarkable abilities. But not all is as it seems as their encounter unfolds in a manner that neither of them expected.
If requested, I can provide the MOBI, ePUB and PDF copy of the story.
Hoping that it will spark your interest and that is review worthy....
Thank you very much in advance.
Sincerely,
Vanya
e-mail: vanya.ferreira@hotmail.com
P.S. The profile picture is not mine but my lovely girlfriend's. I am a certified male. :-)