Piercing and provocative ... Illuminating ... Frank and unnerving ... She pushes her characters to the edge, where they must confront the moral costs of their darkest desires.
Deft ... Clever ... The narrative is let down by characterization that either lacks complexity or congruency. For example, Matshediso feels two-dimensional: His moments of humanity are brief and short-lived.
A brutal history lesson in the guise of a thriller. The novel is taut and deftly plotted ... A tale of dual reckonings, of a woman and a country both forced to face their histories and the harrowing violence that has shaped them.