320 pages

SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG WITH MY DYING.

Until the day of the attack, Sally and her teenage daughter Gigi lived a charmed bohemian life in the African bush. Now Sally is dead and Gigi has been sent to live with her aunt and uncle in the suburbs.

But Gigi's arrival stirs up secrets that were buried long ago. And Sally, lingering in the shadows, is powerless to stop them...

Biography
Miranda Sherry grew up in Johannesburg in a house filled with books, and was seven when she began writing stories. A few decades, numerous strange jobs (including puppeteer, bartender and musician), and many manuscripts later, her latest work, Black Dog Summer, is being published by Head of Zeus.

Her first novel, Days Like Glass, was shortlisted for the EU Literary Award in South Africa in 2005.

Miranda currently lives in Johannesburg with her sort-of-husband and two weird cats.
Find out more at http://www.mirandasherry.com/

I happened to find this very interesting book at Heathrow, lucky me!
It is always nice to read stories from foreign countries, this time from South Africa. This reminds me of Lovely Bones in one respect: the protagonist is dead because she was murdered, but still staying near people important for her. I think this is the only similarity.

This book counts for South Africa in my A Book From Every Country Challenge.

I gave the book to a friend.
Happy reading!

My friend liked the book a lot.
She gave the book back to me. Now I must find a new reader for this enjoyable book.

Tämä on 26. kirjani Sakirmon haasteessa Värit ja eläimet -vapautushaaste 1.1-30.6.

Sokoksen miittiin tarjolle
Hyviä lukuhetkiä!

Thanks, Annelis! I agree, this probably is my kind of book

yes, it was my kind of book. Not totally predictable, a bit weird;)

PKS-miittiin

Brought this home from the meet as it came highly recommended.

That was an interesting read. I rather enjoy reading books that are set in some 'exotic place', in this case South Africa. A thoroughly enjoyable book, very well written and poor Gigi's story is captivating. I am not big on ghosts and seers but I can let that slip in a good story like this. Definitely worth reading!

Released at the local meet in Helsinki

My turn to take this home. First book I picked up from the meet-up. Thank you for sharing this!

I didn't enjoy this so much. But it was nice to read a book set in South Africa. Sisters, cousins, mother and daughter, neighbours. This was a book about relationships. The most touching scenes for me were about Liam, Monkey and Adele. Especially the one where Sally tells the truth. I need to buy more rooibos.

Here you go, enjoy your wish list book!

Thanks for fulfilling my wish, toukokuu!

Olin joskus lukenut kirjaa jo pitkälle, mutta se oli jäänyt kesken. Jokin tässä asetelmassa oli hankalaa, vaikka kirjasta pidinkin ja luin nyt loppuun. Gigin tarina tietenkin kiinnosti ja tarinaan jännitettä toivat ihmisten väliset suhteet ja salaisuudet.

Picked up from the meet-up table - looks quite intriguing.