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Marubi lives a fulfilling life in Cape Town, working on a wine farm and sharing sunny days with friends. Yet a long‑unseen darkness from her past begins to creep into the present, threatening to unravel her carefully built world. Through this tension, the novel examines how past events ripple across time, prompting personal growth, courage, and the clash between traditional expectations and contemporary realities.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Mohale Mashigo
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