295pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2024
A romantic crime thriller set on a rooibos farm in the Cederberg mountains.
"A marvel to read. The Tea Merchant will make you fall in love with the history of the Khoisan people. A poetically written and well-researched masterpiece." Leon Brown, UNISA
Jackie Phamotse is the author of the BARE series of novels. The second novel in the series, BARE II: The Cradle of The Hockey Club, won the 2020 SA Book Award for Best Fiction. She lives in Johannesburg.