Rubies and Rain by Busisekile Khumalo

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This week we have the incredible Sue Nyathi chatting with Busisekile Khumalo to discuss her novel, "Rubies and Rain."

More about the book:
Ruby has to deal with the news of her father’s death and her sex scandal simultaneously trending on social media. Vimbai has been captured and Nosihle returns to Harare where her path crosses with Joshua, Shadow’s second in command.

Ruby is arrested and locked in the same cell as Vimbai. Will the two women be able to put aside their differences to survive this ordeal?

Rubies and Rain is a page-turner filled with surprise twists and turns.

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28 Jul English South Africa Books · Society & Culture

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