Novel dares to question border war

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'I've had this violent reaction from people who haven't even read the book, just because I've dared to question the border war. I've had people crying at the launches.'

Penguin Fiction, R280

Theresa realises that the letter, with a faint stain of blood, is from a Cuban soldier, Angel, and seems to be addressed to his infant child. Why did Theo have the letter? And is the child still alive?"I had a boyfriend at varsity who was a parabat and almost lost his leg. There's a lot of personal stuff that has to do with why I have a fascination and horror about what happened there," she says.

She travelled to Cuba herself, staying only a couple of weeks so as not to get too used to it. The country is, she says, overwhelming, and though she thinks it is charming she doesn't shy away from its difficulties.

 

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