ONDER WATER

270pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2024

Afrikaans novel.

Rebekkah Keller was a teenager when her father died. To escape her grief she swam length after length in the school swimming pool. As an adult, she is forced to confront traumatic long-buried memories after her best friend sends her a news report.

Henda Olivier was born and raised in the Free State. Her first novel, Die goeie suster, was published in 2020. She lives in New Zealand.