Invisible Strings

<h2><b>Longlisted for the Sunday Times Literary Fiction Award 2022</b></h2></p><p>Mamokgethi&#146;s life is brought to an abrupt halt by an unplanned pregnancy. As her daughter Thato grows she begins to develop otherworldly powers ranging from visions to seeing the dead to healing by touch.</p><p>A young pastor Solomon is desperate to prove himself by preaching the word of God to a large and loyal congregation. When he discovers Thato&#146;s powers he makes Mamokgethi a tempting offer: in exchange for money he would pass off Thato's healing powers as his own. As the pastor&#146;s popularity and thirst for power grows Thato is burdened with events beyond her control.</p><p><i>Invisible Strings</i> is a story about the past bleeding into the present the living and the dead and the danger that can come with authority.</p>