�Futhi Ntshingila is a brilliant storyteller. The way in which she inhabits each character, portrays the inescapable inter-relatedness of humans and weaves the different layers of quite disparate lives is nothing short of magic.� �Sindiwe Magona, award-winning author of�To My Children's Children
�Futhi�s ability to inhabit the guilt-ridden mind of Madala, an aging, wife-beating, racist Afrikaner policeman, and make you empathize with him while simultaneously loathing him is an incredible feat of literary imagination. She makes you want to take the journey down his heart of darkness, to understand why and how he became the monster he is so ashamed of being. Futhi�s characterization of an array of resilient women from different eras in South African history paints us a picture of the true backbone of our country�women who not only nurture and sustain families, but have the courage to carve new paths by breaking the shackles of both stereotype and social pressure. This novel turns the lights on while darkness envelops us.� �Heather Robertson, editor of Daily Maverick 168�