Salt & Honey: Koba Book 1

The Kalahari Desert knows how to keep secrets. For Koba, a girl of the Ju|’hoan people, the secret is the day the gunfire tore her family apart, leaving her orphaned on a white man's farm. For Mannie, the farmer's son, the secret is his father's role in the bloodshed, a guilt that haunts his every step.

In the shadow of this shared tragedy, Koba and Mannie forge a bond in the stark landscape of apartheid South Africa—a friendship that is both a comfort and a crime. As their connection deepens into a love, it defies law and convention. They are set on a collision course with a society that will tolerate no such thing. 

Rich in sensory detail, book one of this gripping saga allows listeners to eavesdrop on the fascinating language and history of a forgotten culture whose origins reach back to the dawn of humankind. It's a story of the Ju|'hoan San people and is endorsed by the living community. Book sales support the education of their children.

 

5-STAR RATING FROM READERS' FAVORITE

Candi Miller does an incredible job of creating vivid descriptions. I could see places I’ve never visited and people I’ve never met. Many of the relationships were also complex and beautiful. Using characters to draw out real human emotions is a sure sign of a talented writer. 

John Maytham does a fantastic job of bringing the characters to life. He changes accents and gives each character a unique voice. Valuable to hear the pronunciation of many words that I might not have known otherwise.

Reviewed by Karen Hesson for Readers’ Favorite


'...a finely drawn portrait of a disappearing world.' CHLOE CAMPBELL Times Literary Supplement.


'Candi Miller has given voice to a people hunted and harried to near-extinction'. CHRISTOPHER HOPE

Salt & Honey. ... I just can't get it out of my mind. An absolutely stunning novel - the culmination of years of research, transformed by Miller's love for Southern Africa and her burning, poetic imagination - ' MUSINGS FROM A MUDDY ISLAND