Ones with Purpose - Nozizwe Cynthia Jele (Paperback)
Description
When her sister, Fikile, dies after bravely fighting breast cancer, Anele cannot give in to sadness; she has to ensure that the cultural ceremonies and rituals associated with the burial are performed. Fikile’s husband, Thiza, absent during her dying days, is still nowhere to be found.
As mourners arrive at the house in the township of New Hope for the period of grieving, old family conflicts lurk under the surface.
All the while, Anele is haunted by memories of Fikile, who sacrificed her youth to take over their household; who got involved with her teacher and eventually trapped herself in a marriage with him. Only Anele knows of the chance Fikile had to start over in later years. But then cancer struck.
A betrayal causes Anele’s own support system to crumble, but she still has to care for her mother and for Fikile’s children. Will her life take the same course as Fikile’s? Is her sole purpose ensuring the happiness of others? Or is she allowed to want something more?
Product Details
- Barcode
- 9780795708435
- Department
- Books
- Released
- 12 Apr 2018
- Content Source
- South African
- Supply Source
- South Africa
Book
- Author
- Nozizwe Cynthia Jele
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Kwela Books
- Language
- English
- Number of Pages
- 240
- Dimensions
- 198 x 130 x 15mm (198g)
Summary
Classification
- General Subject
- General Fiction
- BISAC Subject 1
- Fiction / General
- BIC Classification 1
- Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Inside Flap
Nozizwe Cynthia Jele grew up in a small border town in Mpumalanga and holds a BA in International Business from North Central College, Illinois. Happiness is a Four-Letter Word won the Best First Book category (Africa region) in the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2011 and the 2011 M-Net Literary Award in the Film category.