BEING SHELLEY

279pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2019

A novel about a woman in her forties who feels trapped in her marriage and attracted to the young man she hires as a barista in her coffee and décor shop.

Qarnita Loxton was born in Cape Town in 1974. She studied law at UCT and worked as an attorney. More recently she has trained and worked as an executive coach. She is the author of "Being Kari" and "Being Lily".