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Ariëlla Kornmehl – The Butterfly MonthNewly-qualified doctor, Joni, moves to South Africa to escape her family, her past, her failedrelationship. The African landscape is beautiful, but in time she will discover what it can hide.Her Zulu housekeeper, Zanele who has moved in with her along with her two children,becomes her intimate confidante but as their friendship develops troubling events causedeep difficulties between them and Joni’s relationship with her housekeeper’s teenage sonbecomes complicated by sexual attraction. Her provincial hospital is over-run with AIDS casesor shootings and the blinding sun can’t hide the dark heart of Africa in its glare. And neitherwill Joni’s emotional past desert her.A beautifully written novel with a devastating climax that captures the fierce nature of SouthAfrica today.'Kornmehl captures the cruel reality of life in Johannesburg and paints a poignant andbelievable friendship.' - Sydney Morning HeraldRights sold to:Germany, Bloomsbury BerlinFrance, Actes SudAustralia, ScribeItaly, Zero 91Turkey, Altin BilekIsrael, Hakibbutz HaemeuchadFULL ENGLISH TRANSLATIONAVAILABLE‘Reading this book is like listening to a calm piano piece. It is built up of tiny notes, ofsketches almost. It is clear and hard. It is a beautiful and worthy second novel.’ – MarcelMöring in NRC HandelsbladAuthor: Ariëlla KornmehlTitle: The Butterly Month (fiction)Original title: De vlindermaandPublished: 2005Size: 192 pages / 55.000 words