TWYFELBOS

271pp., paperback, Human & Rousseau, Cape Town, 2025

ISBN: 9780798185202

Afrikaans historical novel set in the Overberg in the early 1800s.

After the death of her youngest son, Sophia Truter leaves the Cape and her husband, a judge, to return to farming. As she begins to find her feet and befriend her vryloper neighbours, a man's body is found on a mountain path and field cornet Jan Tesselaar has to track down the culprit.

François Loots is the author of the historical novels Rooi Jan Alleman and Die kapokdokter. He lives in Cape Town and works in media.