Giving voice to the countless female victims ofnbsp;crime and homicidenbsp;in South Africa, this disturbingly frank yet sensitively rendered tale is the harrowing account of a middle-aged woman who is attacked, raped, and murdered in her home by armed intruders. Drawing overdue attention to South Africa’s overwhelming history of violence against women, this revealing story is a beautiful, jarringly unfiltered account of an unimaginably cruel reality. Narrated with a cultural authenticity that is quintessentially South African and infused with an air of impossible hope and optimism, this literary journey delivers compelling insight that illuminates both the light and dark elements of human nature.