AS DIE KATJIEPIERING BLOM

239pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2022

A coming-of-age novel set in the Overberg and Cape Town during the 1980s. Lea Floris, the daughter of two poor farm workers, longs to start a new life and eventually runs away.

"Jantjies skryf met 'n light touch deur die donker, snaakse en kleurvolle lewe van Lea Floris." Ronelda Kamfer, author of Hammie and Kompoun

Audrey Jantjies was born in Suurbraak/ !xairu, and grew up in Swellendam. As die Katjiepiering Blom is her debut novel.