Zadok, Rachel: - Rachel Zadok was born in Tel Aviv and raised in Johannesburg.
She lives in Cape Town with her husband and daughter..
She is the author of two novels: Gem Squash Tokoloshe (2005), shortlisted for The Whitbread First Novel Award and The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, and longlisted for the IMPAC Award; and Sister-Sister (2013), shortlisted for the University of Johannesburg Prize and The Herman Charles Bosman Prize, and longlisted for the Sunday Times Fiction Award.
In 2001, she escaped a career in advertising to become a writer, which she describes as being a little like running away to join the circus without the safety net.
She has a National Diploma in Fine Arts.
Zadok, Rachel: - Rachel Zadok was born in Tel Aviv and raised in Johannesburg
