The Scent of Moonflowers

By Susan van Breda

The Scent of Moonflowers is a story about loss, but also about the resilience of the human spirit to overcome tragedy and build a life of love, hope and happiness.It's 2001 and the Zimbabwean white-owned farms are under threat from the so-called war veterans who won the bush war twenty years before. After losing her parents in a tragedy on their family-owned tobacco farm outside Harare, Katinka Hart flees to Cape Town, vowing to shield herself from further pain. That is until she meets the charming and handsome Daniel Le Roux, an up-and-coming artist. But when she suffers further loss and Daniel reveals a horrific secret, a freshly broken Katinka returns to Moonflower Farm to reclaim what rightfully belongs to her. With the support of Shadrack Moyo, a political activist and childhood friend, Katinka slowly becomes whole and bravely finds love again. Shadrack bridges the great divide within herself, her community and her country. But nothing in life is ever simple, and Katinka soon has to find a way to overcome yet more heartbreak. In the months that follow she discovers new purpose in her life by embracing the African way which views the world from a different perspective, and proves how strong African women really are. The Scent of Moonflowers poses the universal question: How does one move beyond loss?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1729071422
• ISBN13: 9781729071427
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"