Tangled Weeds Sarah Key 9780692200322 Books
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When lives collide, and time runs out, will there be one final chance for redemption?
Damaged by childhood trauma and a series of tragedies and disappointments, Aden Cassalotti, financially and emotionally insolvent, finds solace in a crack pipe. The marijuana and magic mushroom operations in his fertile hometown no longer rake in enough to sustain him. His lifelong friend and business partner, Noel Schuurman, also relies on the much-needed income.
Aden’s neglect and detachment has a profound effect on Noel. The brooding recluse becomes dangerously deluded and volatile. Noel has killed before and, with escalating pressures, not even his mother and sister are safe on their isolated plot.
Aden accepts employment with a ruthless criminal enterprise in an urban slum where dope and flesh are pedalled. On a grisly errand to remove a corpse, he encounters Mandipa Ndlovu, who, starved and beaten, is being held with other sex slaves waiting to be sent to work.
Kgotso and Senatla Shelile hail from the same home town as Aden. Having grown up together they share an intimate bond. The search to find Mandipa, Kgotso’s abducted girlfriend, leads the Sheliles into the underbelly of Johannesburg. When fate throws the three men together in a Hillbrow strip club, the potential peril is heart-stopping.
Tangled Weeds Sarah Key 9780692200322 Books
This was a very well written book (more of a saga) that transported me to Africa, and straight into the story itself, and the strong emotions it evokes. I will not spoil the plot for those who’ve not yet read it, but I will say it is captivating, and thought provoking. This is not a book for the timid of heart, but that is what makes it a rare treasure. I think I was a bit taken aback at first, because books rarely put the grit of life out there for all the world to see. But in the case of TANGLED WEEDS it is a good thing, because it was handled skillfully, which is kudo’s to the author’s ability to craft beauty in that which is far, far from beautiful.I would also add that the real beauty, the description of Africa, was well done, making me feel as if I were actually there. I am glad I did not stop reading this book ( which I almost did!!), because I would have missed out on a very well thought out story.
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Tangled Weeds Sarah Key 9780692200322 Books Reviews
A most enjoyable book. I could not put it down. I loved the way the author drew me deeper and deeper into a world I had never been exposed to before.
I enjoyed this book. A bit complicated in the beginning with many characters being introduced but definitely worth persisting. Well written enjoyable read.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The author is a true storyteller with a gift for language. The book is set in Southern Africa and deals with dark issues such as drugs and the slave trade. It was an emotional read with many strong characters.
I could relate to the times and places that book is set in, as well as the challenges faced by the characters. It was very real and put me into the times and places very vividly.
The author's skillful portrayal of the characters leaves you feeling emotions that you don't want to compassion, sympathy, sorrow and a sense of "if only"... The plot may start at a leisurely pace as we meet the different characters, but it quickly gathers momentum and hurtles towards a shocking ending. I thought this was an outstanding book that gave a hard, candid and unrelenting look into a world that I only knew about from a few newspaper articles; I found it at once disturbing, moving, sad and yet profoundly hopeful.
I can't wait to read Sarah Key's next book!
Louis Wiid's review of Tangled Weeds, by Sarah Key
I must admit, it took me a bit of time of finish this book, no other reason but the powerful narrative and prose. It was like I wanted to absorb every word, nuance. It therefore gives me great pleasure to write this review.
The theme is dark, human trafficking, prostitution, drug abuse and drug related crime in Hillbrow, the armpit of South Africa, a violent sociopath, even references to child sexual abuse.
Living in contemporary South Africa, I can relate more than most, but the author still exceeded my expectations. She inhibited the minds of various cultures making up our Rainbow Nation.
But there’s so much hope in the narrative.
About the story Following a traumatic event in childhood, Aden Cassalotti finds solace in hard drugs and gets mixed up with the wrong crowd. His life-long friend, Noel Schuurman, has his own problems, similarly drugs but is in addition a real piece of work (let’s leave it at that - don’t want to spoil). To me, the fact that both become the slave of chemicals and have serious mental defects, were initially disconcerting. But Sarah redeemed herself in how they found redemption (or not..?).
Perhaps more so than the above, I enjoyed the story surrounding the abduction of Mandipa, the events surrounding her ending up in the underbelly of Johannesburg and Kgotso and Senatla’s desperate search for her. I would suggest that this is, to a large extent, Sarah’s ability to write from a totally different POV, a big risk, but Sarah pulled this off beautifully.
Tangled Weeds is the first novel by a very smart writer with loads of imagination. I’m looking forward to enjoying her other works, The Dandelion Clock and the Butterfly Wind. A South African writer with international appeal at the peak of her powers.
This was a very well written book (more of a saga) that transported me to Africa, and straight into the story itself, and the strong emotions it evokes. I will not spoil the plot for those who’ve not yet read it, but I will say it is captivating, and thought provoking. This is not a book for the timid of heart, but that is what makes it a rare treasure. I think I was a bit taken aback at first, because books rarely put the grit of life out there for all the world to see. But in the case of TANGLED WEEDS it is a good thing, because it was handled skillfully, which is kudo’s to the author’s ability to craft beauty in that which is far, far from beautiful.
I would also add that the real beauty, the description of Africa, was well done, making me feel as if I were actually there. I am glad I did not stop reading this book ( which I almost did!!), because I would have missed out on a very well thought out story.
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