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ANIRA PATHER
Books by Anira Pather
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Trials by Fire
ISBN-978-1-990-90935-1
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Trials by Fire is a book of fiction, a saga which sees the lives of three women become intertwined by fate. By wrestling with, and conquering, their inner demons, Rhea, Sanchia and Maya go through tribulations of life - their trials by fire which fundamentally changes them from within.
Together they weave a tapestry of friendship, until a dark secret from the past resurfaces and threatens to destroy the safe-haven they have so desperately worked to create and maintain. It is a tale of love, heartache, betrayal and loss, tinged with a bit of mystery.
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This debut novel was published 2020 and won Anira the Silver Quill Award, from the Durban Book Fair, for advancing Durban as a UNESCO City of Literature. It was also selected as recommended reading by the Gauteng Department of Basic Education.
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The Land of my Father
ISBN-978-0-620-99009-7
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The Land of my Father is a book of fiction, set in post-apartheid South Africa, that takes the reader from rural Mkuze to the coastal city of Durban, the cosmopolitan township of Chatsworth and the bustling streets of the Johannesburg metropolis.
994 saw the dawn of the South African democracy to a previously shackled nation.
Years of oppression and apartheid rule were finally being put to bed, as promises of a new era, full of hope, lay ahead. For eleven-year-old Zinhle and eight-year-old Simphiwe, the dawn of the new democracy never arrived. Instead, it saw them fleeing for their lives. Plagued by heartache and separation, The Land of my Father follows the journey of two siblings, their fight for survival amidst corruption, betrayal and murder in a land that appears to have failed its innocents, and their desire to rebuild, against all odds. The book is steeped in South African history without losing focus on human emotion.
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The book highlights the scourge of human trafficking. Current statistics show that there are 40.3 million people across the globe who are currently victims of modern-day slavery, and yet, we know so little about it. The Land of my Father creates an awareness to this very real, but often ignored, threat to society
Promises and Lies
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