Tells the fictional stories of women in the town of Lusikisiki, South Africa, who suffer violence dealt by the hand of a man. The stories are linked through the first story, that of a woman who is murdered by her husband. The subsequent stories...
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Tells the fictional stories of women in the town of Lusikisiki, South Africa, who suffer violence dealt by the hand of a man. The stories are linked through the first story, that of a woman who is murdered by her husband. The subsequent stories unpack the history behind this lady's violent death through the couple's contact with the other women and girls in the book, showing how one man can wreak havoc in the lives of many women and get away with it. The topics touched include: gender-based violence, rape and sexual assault, violence in the workplace, intimate partner violence, gender inequality, cyberbullying and the impact of social media. The book was published in 2022, when Lusikisiki was the town with the highest number of reported cases of rape in South Africa. It provides a glimpse into the real stories behind the statistics, and seeks to highlight a real and progressive problem in society.
