28 Mar 2025
The Friend
When a solitary writer adopts and bonds with a Great Dane that belonged to a late friend, she begins to come to terms with her past and her own creative inner life.
Catching Feelings
Set in a chic and middle class Johannesburg, a jaded academic and his journalist wife have their lives turned upside down when a celebrated and hedonistic older writer unexpectedly moves into their home.
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Kagiso Lediga Max
Pearl Thusi Sam
Andrew Buckland Heiner
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Kate Liquorish Tabitha
Tessa Jubber Nicole
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