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Hell of a Country

David Cornwell

ISBN:

9780795711138

Publisher:

Kwela

Date Released:

August 2025

Price (incl. VAT):

R 300.00

Format:

Soft cover, 224pp


About this book:

Hell of a Country is a creative reimagining of a true crime story from early-1970s South Africa. The novel tells the story of teenager Lorraine van Niekerk who despises the fact that her boss and lover, middle-aged André Bekker, won’t leave his wife Sunette and marry her instead. When Lorraine’s life fatefully intersects that of Alfie Geemooi, a recent amputee, she comes up with a hell of a plan. Is murder an adequate price to pay for love?

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