THE CHILD

271pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2024

After suffering a mental breakdown and losing his job in New York, a young man returns to Cape Town with his husband. When they decide to adopt a child, the application process forces him to confront his past.

Alistair Mackay holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University and an MA in Politics from Edinburgh University. He lives in Cape Town. His debut novel, It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way, was published in 2022.