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Veils of Smoke

by Sarah Key (Goodreads Author)

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" VEILS OF SMOKE by SARAH KEY

It is always such a pleasure to read a good fiction book based on familiar stories in one’s own country. The setting in Alexander, Sandton, Kwa-Zulu Natal and Kgoši Mampuru C-Max Prison was real, vivid and almost palpable. ...more "

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