The reactive
By: Masande Ntshanga
Publisher: Umuzi
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Cape Town, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9781415207192
Subjects: Substance abuse; Fiction; Drug addicts
Description: "In a city that has lost its shimmer,  Lindanathi and his two friends Ruan and Cecelia sell illegal pharmaceuticals while chasing their next high. Lindanathi,  deeply troubled by his hand in his brother's  death,  has turned his back on his family,  until a message from home reminds him of a promise he made years before. When a puzzling masked man enters their lives, Lindanathi is faced with a decision:  continue his life in Cape Town,  or return to his family and to all he has left behind. Rendered in lyrical, bright prose and set in a not-so-new South Africa,  The Reactive is a poignant,  life-affirming story about secrets,  memory,  chemical abuse and family,  and the redemption that comes from facing what haunts us most." -- Publisher : http://www.randomstruik.co.za/books/the-reactive/5601