num_pages: 188
description: Kopano Matlwa stole South Africa's heart with her debut novel Coconut. With almost 25 000 sales this award-winning title cemented her position as one of South Africa's bestselling authors. With her follow-up novel Spilt Milk Kopano continued to amaze us with her ability to intimately address complex political issues through relatable characters. This year she brings us her best novel yet Period Pain; a compelling story about how the broken continue to survive. In Period Pain she has poignantly captured the heartache and confusion of so many South Africans who feel defeated by the litany of headline horrors: xenophobia corrective rape corruption and crime and for many the death sentence that is the public health nightmare. Through this story we are able to reflect to question and to rediscover our humanity. Kopano is a brand in her own right and to celebrate her latest release all three of her titles will be re-branded and jacketed. Look out for the epitome of #BlackGirlMagic.
language: English
title: Period Pain
publisher: Jacana Media