Scattering

LAURI KUBUITSILE is an award-winning writer and the author of numerous works of fiction for both children and adults. She has won several prestigious literary awards, including the Golden Baobab Prize for children's writing, an honour she received twice, the Bessie Head Literature Award, and the Botswerere Prize for Creative Writing. She was also a finalist for the 2011 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story, In the Spirit of McPhineas Lata. Her works are widely published and studied in schools across Botswana and South Africa. She lives in Botswana and writes full time.

"Kubuitsile has crafted an ambitious, powerful and poignant historical novel that brings to life a very important period" -Tendai Huchu, author of The Hairdresser of Harare"This book is not for the faint-hearted. It tells the story of genocide, the decimation of a people who never lived to tell their personal stories. It's also a reminder that a love that survives war cannot always withstand a hatred turned inward." Jacqui L'Ange, author of The Seed Thief"With beautiful writing and breathtaking descriptions, Kubuitsile keeps the story going with a well-timed pace and just enough action to keep one invested, yet slow enough that the reader can digest what is happening with empathy to truly experience these events alongside the characters." Roxane Bayer The Namibian"...The Scattering is one of those superb historical novels which live on in the reader, simultaneously sounding a warning and shining the light of hope." Karina Magdalena Cape Times"How violence, suffered and perpetrated, shatters souls and forever damages the love of two lovers: Lauri Kubuitsile depicts the genocide of the Herero in a shockingly intimate way."Charlotte Wiedemann Journalist