After the world’s most civilised divorce, Juna Ferreira finds herself in a small town without a plan for her future. When she recognises a unique scar on a person’s cheek, it sends her in the opposite direction – far into the past. She revisits her childhood on the Free State goldfields, a time she remembers as carefree and happy. But was it really? How many secrets lie trapped in the ruins of the once stately Limestone House?
Zelda Bezuidenhout is a writer of youth fiction, short stories, radio dramas, columns, advertising copy, and adult fiction. Her first novel for adults, Die dekonstruksie van Retta Blom, was published in 2019, followed by her second, Die waarde van stil bure, in 2021. In 2020, she and Lunéll Kruger won first place in Netwerk24’s radio drama competition with Koppelkat. She lives in Parys in the Free State.




