Written in 1961, this is a startling story of Tselane, a young woman of Basutoland (now Lesotho). She is soon to give birth to her first child while her husband is working in England. Her friend Molili, wife of the young chief, is disappointed that she has not yet conceived; a situation that has her lazy husband at his wit's end. The chief resorts to consulting the witch doctor. Between them they hatch up a plot to rape and murder Tselane. The strong medicine thereby created will ensure pregnancy for the chief's wife.
Jacqueline Louw Van Wijk acknowledges "Much of the story of Tselane is true. During the writing of it, I have gone to the places where such things happened and met the people who lived them. Only to help keep the horrors of the past out of their minds and hearts have I changed their identities and altered the events. But there is something to learn from even the worst deeds men do against each other, and it is for this reason that I have written the story."… (plus d'informations)
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Jacqueline Louw Van Wijk acknowledges "Much of the story of Tselane is true. During the writing of it, I have gone to the places where such things happened and met the people who lived them. Only to help keep the horrors of the past out of their minds and hearts have I changed their identities and altered the events. But there is something to learn from even the worst deeds men do against each other, and it is for this reason that I have written the story."… (plus d'informations)