LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN\'S PRIZE FOR FICTION Hortensia and Marion are Next Door neighbours in a charming, bougainvillea-laden Cape Town suburb.
An insightful and fascinating diptych of two women, with the history of colonialism and slavery lurking in the background’ Herald.
Could long-held mutual loathing transform into friendship?Love thy neighbour? Easier said than done.‘Wit, charm and playful energy...
But one day an unforeseen event forces the women together.
And both are sworn enemies, sharing hedge and hostility pruned with zeal.
Both are in their eighties.
Both have recently been widowed.
Both are successful women with impressive careers behind them.
One is black, one white.
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN\'S PRIZE FOR FICTION Hortensia and Marion are Next Door neighbours in a charming, bougainvillea-laden Cape Town suburb
