If You Want to Make God Laugh

Name: If You Want to Make God Laugh
Brand: G.P. Putnam's Sons
SKU: 9780735219311-PRUSDTR-US
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English • Age Adult - Adult

448 pages • 6.33 x 9.3 x 1.37 in

Approx. weight: 1.48 lb

Publication date: 16 Jul,2019

Barcode: 9780735219311 • G.P. Putnam's Sons

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Fiction: Family life

Family life fiction
Fiction: general and literary
Narrative theme: Coming of age

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By: Bianca Marais

A rich, unforgettable story of three unique women in post-Apartheid South Africa who are brought together in their darkest time and discover the ways that love can transcend the strictest of boundaries.

In a squatter camp on the outskirts of Johannesburg, seventeen-year-old Zodwa lives in desperate poverty, under the shadowy threat of a civil war and a growing AIDS epidemic. Eight months pregnant, Zodwa carefully guards secrets that jeopardize her life.

Across the country, wealthy socialite Ruth appears to have everything her heart desires, but it's what she can't have that leads to her breakdown. Meanwhile, in Zaire, a disgraced former nun, Delilah, grapples with a past that refuses to stay buried. When these personal crises send both middle-aged women back to their rural hometown to heal, the discovery of an abandoned newborn baby upends everything, challenging their lifelong beliefs about race, motherhood, and the power of the past.

As the mystery surrounding the infant grows, the complicated lives of Zodwa, Ruth, and Delilah become inextricably linked. What follows is a mesmerizing look at family and identity that asks: How far will the human heart go to protect itself and the ones it loves?