MOEDERLAND

332pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2022

Futuristic thriller set in 2070 in  Xin Xianggang, formerly known as Bloemfontein, where pregnancy without state consent is prohibited.

Madeleine Rust is the author of Vyf-en-twintig Trappe Na Benede, My naam is Legio, Lam ter slagting, Moordhuis, Bloedlyn and Monstersraad.