Hoardings of the Heart by Kim Mcclenaghan
Where does the future lie, and what can the past reveal? As Karen and her estranged siblings are confronted by the excessive hoardings of their recently deceased aunt, they get more than they bargained for. For among the crumbling remnants of a neglected life, ghosts and secrets lie buried just beneath the surface. Set in the sparse and barren veld of South Africa's Eastern cape, against a backdrop of political and social upheaval, Karen's story is one of self-discovery and ultimately of reconciliation. Forced to re-examine her relationship with her family, her past and her future, she is caught up in a cat and mouse game with history. Can the burden of history be laid to rest? And can South Africa, brutalized and demonized by its own past, embrace a new future, beyond recrimination and revenge?
Kim McClenaghan was born in South Africa in 1974 and lived in Butterworth, Transkei, the homeland of the Xhosa people, until his teens. He graduated from the University of Cape Town with a BA in English and Afrikaans, followed by a first class Honours Degree in English in 1999, and an MA in Creative Writing in 2001. He was co-editor of the South African literary journal New Contrast, and his previously published works include a collection of poetry - Revisitings - published by Snail Press, SA, in 2002, which was nominated for the Ingrid Jonker prize and the Olive Shreiner prize. He currently loves in Thames Ditton, Surrey, with his wife.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857769487 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857769481 |
| Title | Hoardings of the Heart |
| Author | Kim Mcclenaghan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Book Guild Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-10-24 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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