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Set in 1920 within a colonial city, this novel follows a young woman who becomes a personal maid to an eccentric widow. As she settles into her new role, she discovers that the household holds secrets and supernatural presences that blur the line between reality and imagination. A ritual of dictatin...

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Main Author: Davids, Nadia, 1977-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Women household employees > Fiction.
Spirits > Fiction.
Letter writing > Fiction.
Social classes > Fiction.
South Africa > History > 1909-1961 > Fiction.
Muslim women > Fiction.
Historical fiction, South African (English)
Psychological fiction, South African (English)
Suspense fiction, South African (English)
Psychological fiction.
Magic realist fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Historical fiction.
Gothic fiction.
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Summary:Set in 1920 within a colonial city, this novel follows a young woman who becomes a personal maid to an eccentric widow. As she settles into her new role, she discovers that the household holds secrets and supernatural presences that blur the line between reality and imagination. A ritual of dictating letters to her employer strengthens the bond between the two women but also introduces psychological tension. Combining elements of gothic fiction, folklore, and historical context, the novel explores themes of love, grief, class, and the legacies of colonialism.
Physical Description:228 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9781668090732
1668090732
Author Notes:Nadia Davids is an acclaimed South African playwright, novelist, academic, and former President of PEN South Africa. Her debut novel An Imperfect Blessing was shortlisted for the Etisalat Prize for Literature. Her plays At Her Feet and What Remains have been staged internationally. She has been a visiting scholar/artist at the University of California, Berkeley, and at New York University, the recipient of a Philip Leverhulme Prize, and has taught theater at Queen Mary University of London and literature at the University of Cape Town. Her writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books , The American Scholar , Astra Magazine , The Georgia Review , and Zyzzyva Magazine . She won the 2024 Caine Prize for her short story, "Bridling." She lives in California and was a writer in residence at Aspen Writes.

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