Gavin Pienaar’s debut novel highlighting untold pain of childhood
Gavin Pienaar of Newcastle is resolved to follow his dream of becoming a household name by doing everything he can to become a successful novelist.
Pienaar (65), who has always been an aspiring writer, finally published his first novel, titled Drifting, Dreaming, Dying, on May 29.
I had a story to tell. The book was born out of a poem I wrote that has the same name. In both the poem and the book, I have highlighted the plight that so many young children must go through before their teenage years. Many have gone through terrible experiences only to suffer in silence. The title, Drifting Dreaming Dying, signifies the death of all their hopes and dreams.”
The novel: Drifting, Dreaming, Dying
Young Deplano, better known as Plano, stumbles upon a brutal scene that shakes his peaceful town of Estcourt to its core: the horrifying murder of Adelaide.
In her final moments, she clings to his hand, her tragic demise forever changing his world. Estcourt’s powerful men, Ewald, Eric, and Faizal—also known as the Butcher, the Baker, and the Candlestick maker—along with their corrupt lawyer, Joe Combrink, plot to ignite a civil war in South Africa. Their plans are disrupted when their own men, essential to their scheme, are implicated in Adelaide’s murder.
Plano, his siblings, May June, William, and Adamor (Morph), and their strong-willed grandmother find themselves unwittingly entangled in a dangerous web of political intrigue that extends far beyond Adelaide’s tragic end.
As their path towards recovery intersects with the devious intentions of Estcourt’s elite, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is drawn into this twisted case.
He delves into the town’s darkest secrets, but can he uncover the truth before it’s too late to save a family caught in the crossfire? The fate of a nation hangs in the balance, teetering on the precipice of a conspiracy that threatens to consume all of South Africa.
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