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Contemporary, Thriller, Poetry

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Mala Naidoo writes thriller and contemporary fiction, short stories and poetry.

Mala is an educator in Australia, who hails from the grip of apartheid atrocities in South Africa, up to the early days of its dismantling.

Mala Naidoo upholds justice for all in her novels and poems on culture, race, gender, and identity. Her writing mission is, ‘In our angst and joy we are ONE under the sky of humanity.' ...more

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	Across Time and Space 4.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Souls of Her Daughters 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vindication Across Time it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Change May Come it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rain A Collection of Short Stories 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aurora Days it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life's Seasons: A Collection of Short Stories 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gallery Nights: The Bardo Trilogy 2 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chosen Lives 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Random Heart Poetry: Light and Shade it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Fiction and Fundamental Humanity

We live in an age awash with words yet starved of understanding. Never have stories travelled so swiftly, nor people felt so profoundly unseen. Algorithms know our preferences before we do; screens mediate our encounters; attention has become a commodity. Amid this noise, fiction has a singular calling, not only to entertain or persuade, but … Continue reading "Fiction and Fundamental Humanity"

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Present Moment Wonderful Moment: Mindfulness Verses for Daily Living

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The traveling ghost is immeasurably wise. A motivational read that serves as a handbook reminder on what truly matters in life. The whispers continue long after the wisdom is heard — there to take into daily life. The ‘success of team,’ and humility ...more
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“Reading is air in my lungs, fire in my blood, company in my thoughts.”
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tags: books, inspiration, joy-of-life, passion, reading

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“A bookshop is a peaceful sanctuary of silent voices waiting to heard”
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tags: bookshops, buying-books, inspiration, memoir, reading

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“Memories don't die, they become shelved in recesses of one's mind, resurfacing when the triggers of life re-ignite them, lighting up the heart, in a warm glow of remembrance. - "Vindication Across Time”
― Mala Naidoo, Vindication Across Time

tags: goodbyes, knowing-when-the-time-is-right, letting-go, life-struggles, memory

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“Reading is air in my lungs, fire in my blood, company in my thoughts.”
― Mala Naidoo

tags: books, inspiration, joy-of-life, passion, reading

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“You learn to be resilient, to survive when you know you are capable of making worthy contribution to the world; you fight it when you have nothing to lose and so much to gain.”
― Mala Naidoo, Vindication Across Time

tags: courage, inspirational, resilience, selfless-service

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“Anger and animosity cannot enshrine what was once wonderful...”
― Mala Naidoo, Vindication Across Time

tags: acceptance, calm, change, compassion, fate

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“She was home, the passage walls, memorabilia of Ben's life, past and present, welcomed her like a doting grandmother.”
― Mala Naidoo, Across Time and Space

tags: family, love, memory, relationships

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“Literature is and should continue to be a vehicle that dispels 'otherness' or the 'outsider”
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tags: connections, do-we-need-migrant-literature, inspirational, migrant-literature, understanding

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