319pp., paperback, Kwela Books, Cape Town, 2026

ISBN: 9780795711589

As family secrets and past loves resurface, Tzarina and Jaynab, the daughters of a successful Muslim confectioner in Johannesburg, navigate the delicate balance between honouring family expectations and the family heritage and forging their own paths.

Independent sociologist and writer Shafinaaz Hassim is the author of the novels Darlings of Durban, Sophia and The Economics of Love and Happiness, the short story collection The Pink Oysters and Other Stories, and the non-fiction work Daughters are Diamonds: Honour, shame and seclusion - a South African perspective.

THE BURFEE SELLER'S DAUGHTERS

: Hassim (S.)

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