Kalahari Passage: Koba Book 2

By Candi Miller

THEY'VE BEEN JAILED FOR LOVING EACH OTHER,

BUSHMAN GIRL AND WHITE FARM BOY.

THE HUNTER WANTS HER DEAD, THE POLICEMAN WANTS HIM BACK IN JAIL.

Koba has been stripped of everything: her freedom, her language, her home, and the white family she reluctantly grew to love. Deported to a desert she barely remembers, hunted by a sadistic killer, she is carrying a secret she is afraid to face. As she finds her way back to her people and their ancient ways, Mannie, the young white man who loves her, has broken parole and is crossing the subcontinent to reach her. He has no idea what she has survived nor of the heart-breaking choices they will face when they meet again.

Grounded in traditional culture, trance healing, and the ethics of a community that shares everything, the novel is as much about identity and belonging as it is about survival and love.

This is book 2 of the Koba series, the only literary fiction about this First People group at this time. The author has a decades-long association with the Ju'hoan community in Africa and publishes the Koba novels with their blessing. All income from book sales supports the education of Ju'hoan children.

For readers of The Vaster Wild by Lauren Groff and The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters, Kalahari Passage is a sweeping novel of indigenous resilience and the brutal cost of flouting the law in 1960s apartheid South Africa.

This novel affords a view into the history and customs of a people little known outside academia. Cultural anthropology in a page-turner. The Ju'hoan San are believed to be the oldest living culture in the world. The book contains powerful images, a harshly beautiful setting and unforgettable characters. Possibly a tough read for the sensitive, but an uplifting and informative one for those who enjoy learning while having a good read.

A gripping, informative story, buy the books to support the philanthropic cause.

Plaudits

"Beautiful and gripping." The Guardian

"A very strong and admirable novel; Miller gives voice to a people hunted and harmed to near extinction." Christopher Hope

"Deeply satisfying story. Edge of seat tension, with surprising turns and gritty new realism. An outstanding novel, beautifully written."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 173941134X
• ISBN13: 9781739411343
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Mongongo Books
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"