Margie Orford – författare

Little Red Hen is feeling peckish and decides to make bread; she asks her friends for help but they all refuse. Will she have to do everything by herself? Engaging and beautifully illustrated, this story teaches children the importance of lending a helping hand and the value of sharing. A retelling of a beloved children's fable, this story reflects African contexts while maintaining the universal appeal of the original.

A poor fisherman and his brother live in a grass hut by the sea. One day, the fisherman catches a magic talking fish, which he immediately sets free. He tells his brother what has happened and his brother demands that he go and ask the magic fish for a bigger house. The magic fish grants the fisherman's wish. Will his brother be satisfied or will he be greedy and ask for more?

When danger lies in the eye of the beholder, what happens when you reject its pull?Cora carries secrets her daughter can't know.Freya is frightened by what her mother leaves unsaid.Angel will only bury the past if it means putting her abusers into the ground.One act of violence sets the three women on a collision course, each desperate to find the truth. In a nail-biting thriller set between the scorched red soil of South Africa, the pitiless snowfields of Canada and the chilly lochsides of western Scotland, each woman must contend with the spectres of male violence, sexual abuse and the choices we each make to keep our souls.

LONGLISTED FOR THE SA SUNDAY TIMES FICTION AWARD When danger lies in the eye of the beholder, what happens when you reject its pull?Cora carries secrets her daughter can't know.Freya is frightened by what her mother leaves unsaid.Angel will only bury the past if it means putting her abusers into the ground.One act of violence sets the three women on a collision course, each desperate to find the truth. In a nail-biting thriller set between the scorched red soil of South Africa, the pitiless snowfields of Canada and the chilly lochsides of western Scotland, each woman must contend with the spectres of male violence, sexual abuse and the choices we each make to keep our souls.