I was born beside the Indian Ocean in South Africa as apartheid was becoming law. When I left in 1976, it seemed social justice could never be won, and the country was about to burst into flames.My novel, Swimming the Limpopo, explores that time, the overcoming of boundaries, and the cost of freedom. It is about family, friendship, the pain of first love, and impossible choices. At its core is an icon of my childhood, the ‘great grey-green greasy Limpopo,’ the river I crossed when I left South Africa.What we remember and why, the questions we are left with in the aftermath of loss is the subject of What Did You See? the novel I am working on.I have published short stories, two of which won awards. I have a Masters in English, two grown daughters and travel extensively with my husband.
