Pulani

– A memoir of a young woman in apartheid South Africa –

“Unexpected challenges, an unexpected love story, “Pulani” shows us life in Apartheid South Africa as told by a young girl who saw her country and her life change forever.

Pulani’s journey from the princess gates of childhood to teen pregnancy to an early adulthood is set against the South African veld, with its endless sky, native tribes, a mix of Boer and British cultures – and a growing climate of cultural mistrust, racial injustice, violence and murder as society falls apart. Pulani must learn very early what it means to be strong.

South African author Ruchel Louis came of age during apartheid’s last turbulent days.  “Pulani” is her African name. It means “rain”.