Lulu is different to others. Once, she believed, she had a friend to love her. Then that friend betrayed her and Lulu learned that hate is safer than love. When she begins her new life at the Court of St Jerome in the Old Sea City, she finds people who must fight their personal demons of hatred, ambition and greed. Embraced in St Jerome’s fold, Lulu learns to trust again, perhaps even to love.
Nothing, however, is as it seems and Lulu discovers that love doesn’t always wear the face of the one you yearn to call beloved.Lyrical and atmospheric, buoyed by touches of magical realism, this compelling spiritual story explores the sacrifices people make in the pursuit of their dreams. Lulu’s quest, and that of Jamila and Zahra too, is to find the divine love that will fulfil their hopes and save their souls…if they can recognise the masks of those who seek to lead them astray.

“The haunting tone of this book, with its aura of simmering emotion, never breaks until the final word” – The Dubious Disciple

If you enjoy reading novels by Louise Erdrich, Toni Morrison, Witi Ihimaera and Dorothy Bryant, you will enjoy DANCING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE.  In this story, there are no barriers between what is real and what is not. There is an exploration of how the past and the present are intertwined. In the end this story is a search for an answer to the question “what can ordinary people do to change the world we live in?” It’s about believing that we can make a difference, even if that difference is only felt within our hearts.

Although I now live in Johannesburg, the economic powerhouse of Africa, my childhood was played out in the Zimbabwean bush.

I talk too much. I get overexcited when something catches my interest. I’m vegetarian because how can I eat animals? I may as well eat my cat! When time allows, I escape to the bush or the mountains to restore a sense of calm and timeless rhythm to my life.

With the beat of Africa in my blood, my novels are set in this continent, which has deep passion as its heart. The driving motivation of my characters is the search for love in all its forms.

I write because I believe that words have great power: they can bring comfort, joy and hope. They can reveal secrets and lies. And, while they may not change the world, they can – at their best – change people’s lives, even if only for a moment.

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