Futhi Ntshingila: Futhi Ntshingila grew up in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Now she lives and works in Pretoria. She is a former journalist and holds Masters Degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. She loves telling stories about the marginalized corners of society, which includes women and children in South Africa and particularly those who live in the squatter camps. In her two novels, she features strong women who empower themselves despite circumstances that seek to disempower them. We Kiss Them With Rain is her debut into the North American market.

"[T]he novel’s overall passionate restraint, which, along with some wonderful characters—Zola, Mvelo’s mother, once a dedicated runner; Nonceba, a skilled lawyer and possibly also a witch; Sipho, a good man trying to do better—makes it a joy to read, despite Mvelo’s bleak circumstances. Ntshingila’s prose is as graceful as it is forceful, conveying her deep-seated faith in truth to overcome the world’s ugliness."—Politics and Prose Bookstore (Staff Pick)

Futhi Ntshingila: Futhi Ntshingila grew up in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Now she lives and works in Pretoria. She is a former journalist and holds Masters Degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. She loves telling stories about the marginalized corners of society, which includes women and children in South Africa and particularly those who live in the squatter camps. In her two novels, she features strong women who empower themselves despite circumstances that seek to disempower them. We Kiss Them With Rain is her debut into the North American market.

"[T]he novel’s overall passionate restraint, which, along with some wonderful characters—Zola, Mvelo’s mother, once a dedicated runner; Nonceba, a skilled lawyer and possibly also a witch; Sipho, a good man trying to do better—makes it a joy to read, despite Mvelo’s bleak circumstances. Ntshingila’s prose is as graceful as it is forceful, conveying her deep-seated faith in truth to overcome the world’s ugliness."—Politics and Prose Bookstore (Staff Pick)

Futhi Ntshingila: Futhi Ntshingila grew up in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Now she lives and works in Pretoria. She is a former journalist and holds Masters Degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. She loves telling stories about the marginalized corners of society, which includes women and children in South Africa and particularly those who live in the squatter camps. In her two novels, she features strong women who empower themselves despite circumstances that seek to disempower them. We Kiss Them With Rain is her debut into the North American market.

"[T]he novel’s overall passionate restraint, which, along with some wonderful characters—Zola, Mvelo’s mother, once a dedicated runner; Nonceba, a skilled lawyer and possibly also a witch; Sipho, a good man trying to do better—makes it a joy to read, despite Mvelo’s bleak circumstances. Ntshingila’s prose is as graceful as it is forceful, conveying her deep-seated faith in truth to overcome the world’s ugliness."—Politics and Prose Bookstore (Staff Pick)