{"product_id":"cape-fever-9781668090732","title":"Cape Fever","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"It's a stunner.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning South African author Nadia Davids comes a gothic psychological thriller set in the 1920s, where a young maid finds herself entangled with the spirits of a decaying manor and the secrets of its enigmatic owner. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI come highly recommended to Mrs. Hattingh through sentences I tell her I cannot read. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1920, in a small, unnamed city in a colonial empire. Soraya Matas believes she has found the ideal job as a personal maid to the eccentric Mrs. Hattingh, whose beautiful, decaying home is not far from The Muslim Quarter where Soraya lives with her parents. As Soraya settles into her new role, she discovers that the house is alive with spirits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Mrs. Hattingh eagerly awaits her son's visit from London, she offers to help Soraya stay in touch with her fiancé Nour by writing him letters on her behalf. So begins a strange weekly meeting where Soraya dictates and Mrs. Hattingh writes--a ritual that binds the two women to one another and eventually threatens the sanity of both. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCape Fever\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful blend of gothic themes, folk-tales, and psychological suspense, reminiscent of works by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Daphne du Maurier, and Soraya Matas is an unforgettable narrator, whose story of love and grief, is also a chilling exploration of class and the long reach of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNadia Davids is an acclaimed South African playwright, novelist, academic, and former President of PEN South Africa. Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eAn Imperfect Blessing \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the Etisalat Prize for Literature. Her plays \u003ci\u003eAt Her Feet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Remains\u003c\/i\u003e have been staged internationally. She has been a visiting scholar\/artist at the University of California, Berkeley, and at New York University, the recipient of a Philip Leverhulme Prize, and has taught theater at Queen Mary University of London and literature at the University of Cape Town. Her writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Astra Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Georgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eZyzzyva Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She won the 2024 Caine Prize for her short story, \"Bridling.\" She lives in California and was a writer in residence at Aspen Writes.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764092567826,"sku":"9781668090732","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2975f4f0-6af3-4b65-a5f6-6f5181ba7ac0.jpg?v=1764753417","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cape-fever-9781668090732","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}