[Magdalen] Book set in SA

[Sally Davies]

Well, you've got me curious now, I will go look for it at the bookstore.

The "Klein Karoo" is a region in the Eastern part of South African not far
from Port Elizabeth where I now live. It's a magical wilderness place, full
of colourful characters and a history that ranges from the mystic to the
tragic to the macabre and utterly eccentric.

"Tannie" is Afrikaans for "Auntie" and is a term of respect used in smaller
communities for any older woman.

Sally D



On Sunday, November 15, 2015, Louise Laughton <llaug at twcny.rr.com> wrote:

> To Sally D: Thanks for your reply. It is a South African book. The story’s
> narrator, according to the reviewer, is a half-Afrikaans, half-English
> woman named Tannie Maria who lives in a place called Klein Karoo. She
> writes an advice column in the local paper. The author is Sally Andrew, no
> “s.” I reserved the book at the library today — hope my fellow citizens who
> reserved it ahead of me read fast and return on time.