Karen Jennings’ new novel describes a complex and paradoxical world through the eyes of a white South African woman in post-apartheid South Africa.
, Karen Jennings delves into the life of a white South African woman who sees herself as a victim, stuck in time and unwilling to participate in a post-apartheidThe Africa Report
But it isn’t really race that’s a problem for Deirdre, rather that she doesn’t understand where she is in her world and can’t seem to find her place. Her former family home, which was reclaimed by the government, becomes the scene of a criminal investigation when the remains of bodies are unearthed.When the police summon her for questioning, she tells the officer about her adopted daughter, who is black. “I mean, her skin is black. She looks black.
“I feel a bit embarrassed saying that, because I don’t want to seem as if I have a kind of muse working through me. It just happens that way.Jennings has also spoken about the difficulty of being published – her work being “too African” or “not African enough” are among the comments she received from publishers.was longlisted for the Booker Prize, in 2021 she and her UK publisher, Robert Peett of Holland House Books, founded.
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