Pierre Van Rooyen
Two children growing up in 1940s South Africa are told to stay away from lonely places because there is a child abductor on the loose. What could possibly go wrong?,Young Maudie doesnâ€™t realise she has a â€˜giftâ€™ that seems more like a curse to her brother Tadpole who is the only person aware of it.,If Roald Dahl, Gerald Durrell and Stephen King had teamed up to write a South African version of â€˜To Kill a Mockingbirdâ€™ they might have produced something like this.,A moving, exciting, sometimes scary, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny adventure set against a South African backdrop so well described it is almost a character in its own right.,When you finish this book, the first thing you will want to do â€“ is read it again.
Historical,Historical Fiction,Cultural,Africa,Fiction,Southern Africa,South Africa,Fantasy,Paranormal
Saturdays Are Gold