Angela -- Drama queens and kings -- Love interrupted -- Lebo's story 1: a young girl's dream interrupted -- Lebo's story 2: it's my turn to eat -- Vicious cycle -- The things we do for love -- Take back the Lobola -- Bridal shower -- My perfect husband -- The threat -- A million dollars in Grahamstown -- Boy toy -- Glossary.
Summary
"In her debut collection of short fiction. Reneilwe Malatji invites us into the intimate lives of South African women--their whispered conversations, their love lives, their triumphs and heartbreaks. This diverse chorus of female voices recounts misadventures with love, family, and community in powerful stories woven together with anger, politics, and wit. Malatji crafts an engaging collection full of rich, memorable characters who navigate work, love, patriarchy, and racism with thoughtfulness, strength, and humor"--Back cover.
