Consequence

by Adelheid Manefeldt

What would you do if a monster from your past reappears? And what if this monster doesn't recognise you? After building a new life for herself far from her home town where her innocence was stolen, Sam meets the man who'd abducted her years before. But things are complicated. Sam had been wrong before. Moreover, at 22 she has fallen in love for the first time. She cannot afford to tell anyone what is going on. But when he strikes again too close to home, Samantha knows she has to act fast. And she can't tell anyone what she's about to do...Sergeant Gayle Oliver has been tracking her killer for months. As a loner with baggage of her own, she wonders if she can catch him before she has to tell another family that their precious child's life has been stolen. She knows she's chasing against time. Gordon is special. He hasn't always known this, but after ma went away, everything became much clearer to him. He has a job to do. The gods will show him... The gods will protect him...Consequence tells the story of the repercussions of our actions. It speaks of the enduring consequences of generations of racial segregation, abuse and social inadequacy. It's also a story about coming of age, the resilience of self and forgiveness.Set to the backdrop of post-apartheid South Africa, the plot doesn't shy away from themes which dig into the deepest darkness of South African society.

580 pages, Paperback

Published February 28, 2017