Two engaging, heart warming and informative novels, set in post-apartheid South Africa. Signed personally by the author, Bianca Marais. Paperback.

• Hum If You Dont Know The Words is a beautifully rendered look at loss, racism, and the creation of family. A perceptive and searing look at Apartheid-era South Africa, told through one unique family brought together by tragedy.


• If You Want To Make God Laugh is a rich, unforgettable story of three unique women in post-Apartheid South Africa who are brought together in their darkest time and discover the ways that love can transcend the strictest of boundaries.

Donated by the author.

BIANCA MARAIS teaches creative writing through the podcast, Shit No One Tells You About Writing, and at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies where she was named the winner of the Excellence in Teaching Award for Creative Writing in 2021. In her country of birth, South Africa, she runs the Eunice Ngogodo Own Voices Initiative to encourage and empower women of colour to tell their own stories.

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