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Lying Perfectly Still

Laura Fish
3.69/5 (15 ratings)
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A gripping story of exploitation and cultural collision...

Following the shocking death of her father, Koliwe leaves her life in Oxford behind when she travels to AIDS-ravaged Eswatini to take a job as an aid worker. But the Southern Africa she encounters is a far cry from the stories her late artist father told.

As she becomes enmeshed with Thandi, a local girl hiding a disturbing past, Koliwe feels increasingly split between her English identity and her rediscovered African roots as Xolile.

When Thandi goes missing, Koliwe's search for the truth leads her deep into the mountains, where the harsh realities of wealth and poverty, tradition and modernity, clash.

Harrowing yet richly evocative, Lying Perfectly Still provides an insider's perspective on the horrors enabled by parts of the international aid community. As it gives voice to the silenced, this compelling novel forces Koliwe to confront both the complexities of her own past and the exploitations occurring under the guise of humanitarianism.

A powerful exploration of cultural identity, family secrets, and hard truths being overlooked, Lying Perfectly Still is both a propulsive page-turner and a searing examination of privilege and survival in the developing world.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
200 pages
Publication:
2024
Publisher:
Fly on the Wall Press
Edition:
Standard Edition
Language:
ISBN10:
1915789222
ISBN13:
9781915789228
kindle Asin:
B0D1YS4CLY

Lying Perfectly Still

Laura Fish
3.69/5 (15 ratings)
Read Download
A gripping story of exploitation and cultural collision...

Following the shocking death of her father, Koliwe leaves her life in Oxford behind when she travels to AIDS-ravaged Eswatini to take a job as an aid worker. But the Southern Africa she encounters is a far cry from the stories her late artist father told.

As she becomes enmeshed with Thandi, a local girl hiding a disturbing past, Koliwe feels increasingly split between her English identity and her rediscovered African roots as Xolile.

When Thandi goes missing, Koliwe's search for the truth leads her deep into the mountains, where the harsh realities of wealth and poverty, tradition and modernity, clash.

Harrowing yet richly evocative, Lying Perfectly Still provides an insider's perspective on the horrors enabled by parts of the international aid community. As it gives voice to the silenced, this compelling novel forces Koliwe to confront both the complexities of her own past and the exploitations occurring under the guise of humanitarianism.

A powerful exploration of cultural identity, family secrets, and hard truths being overlooked, Lying Perfectly Still is both a propulsive page-turner and a searing examination of privilege and survival in the developing world.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
200 pages
Publication:
2024
Publisher:
Fly on the Wall Press
Edition:
Standard Edition
Language:
ISBN10:
1915789222
ISBN13:
9781915789228
kindle Asin:
B0D1YS4CLY

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