Penguin Random House and Exclusive Books invite you to the launch of As if Born to You by Susan Newham-Blake.

Susan will be in conversation with Sue Grant-Marshall at the launch.

Book events

Date: Tuesday, 12 November 2019
Time: 18:00 for 18:30
Venue: Exclusive Books Rosebank, Rosebank Mall, 50 Bath Avenue, Rosebank, Joburg
RSVP: events@exclusivebooks.co.za or 011 798 0180
Facebook event

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About the book

When 13-year-old Zuri begins cutting herself, psychologist Ana is called in to help. Is the troubled girl trying to relieve the tension of being black in a predominantly white private school? And how healthy is Zuri’s relationship with Helen, the white single mom who adopted her?

Struggling to soften Zuri’s defences during the course of the therapy, Ana must piece together the puzzles of both Helen and her daughter, including the truth of what happened to Zuri’s biological mother. But reckless, alcoholic Ana carries within her an old trauma of her own.

In Susan Newham-Blake’s moving novel, two women, equally damaged by the past and its secrets, discover that healing sometimes lies in unexpected places.

Categories Fiction South Africa

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