{"product_id":"the-light-remains","title":"THE LIGHT REMAINS","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e230pp., paperback, \u003c\/em\u003eModjaji, Cape Town, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781991240491\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso published in the USA in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn epic family saga about the weight of family loyalty, the price of independence, and the cost of choosing between duty and desire, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eset in\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e South Africa in the 1960s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Eve Hunter's father is electrocuted while building a barn on the family's Lowveld farm, Eve turns to Jack, her closest friend and neighbour, for comfort. But \u003cspan\u003eJack belongs to her older sister Kate. As Eve and Jack’s bond deepens, Eve faces an impossible choice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Light Remains\u003c\/em\u003e soars high above the coming-of-age genre with its lyrical evocation of the beautiful but harsh natural world of mid-century South Africa. While her wide-eyed young protagonist learns hard universal truths about teenage love and family secrets, nature in its wisdom carries relentlessly on ... and the cruelties of apartheid pulse menacingly in the background.” \u003c\/span\u003eChris Belden, author of \u003cem\u003eShriver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Keller\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in South Africa and currently lives in Connecticut, USA. \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eShe has published multiple short stories and a children’s picture book, and works as a writing teacher and developmental editor. \u003cem\u003eThe Light Remains\u003c\/em\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Keller (S.)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42283004690478,"sku":null,"price":330.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/3182\/3662\/files\/TheLightRemains.jpg?v=1776696709","url":"https:\/\/clarkesbooks.co.za\/products\/the-light-remains","provider":"Clarke's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}