Ngenoveli yakhe ethi Uncumo lwaBasetyhini, uNicolas Barreau uphumelele olo hambo luphuphayo ngumbhali ngamnye. Ewe, kukho ukuzinikela okuninzi emva kwayo, njengesiqhelo; yomzamo onzima, njengoko phantse rhoqo. Kodwa inqaku kukubhala inoveli elungileyo ngexesha elifanelekileyo. Kumele kube malunga naloo nto okanye nje ukuchukunyiswa luhlobo oluthile lwethamsanqa.
Ngayiphi na indlela, kule nto ncwadi Ikofu yemimangaliso emincinci, lo mbhali ubonisa ukuba kutheni efikelele phezulu kuhlobo lwenoveli yothando. Ngamanye amaxesha kubonakala ngathi abafundi be-romantics luhlobo olulula lokunqoba ngobusi, amabali alula, amankosana kunye namakhosazana kunye neziphelo eziqaqambileyo.
Kodwa akufuneki kube njalo xa umbhali ofana noNicolas ebonakala, ejika uhlobo, aluphakamise njengenye into kwaye ngaloo ndlela aphumelele ukutsala abafundi ngamandla apheleleyo.
Into eyenziwe nguNicolas kule ncwadi ibhala malunga nokuthandana kwanamhlanje kodwa ngenqaku eliyimfihlakalo. I-protagonist yayo, uNelly ngumfazi oselula ongakhuselekanga, intombazana eqhelekileyo apho ihlabathi elingaphakathi liqikelelwa, lizicingela ngoloyiko kunye neemeko ezizimeleyo.
Kodwa enkosi kwelo hlabathi langaphakathi, koko kungazinzi kuye ekugqibeleni kumqhubele ekubeni ahambe nakweliphi na icala, eli bali lothando lidubula lisiya kulwalathiso oluqhelekileyo lolo hlobo lwemfihlakalo. Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo lulungelelwano olunomdla phakathi kweyelenqe elipinki, kunye nokuchukumisa umdlalo ohlekisayo, kunye ne-enigma enomdla esingena kuyo ngokubonga ngokulingisa noNelly.
Kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo ... uthando. Asikwazi ekugqibeleni ukukhupha enye intsingiselo ephambili kweli bali. Yonke into iphetha ihamba phambili, ngenxa kunye neyothando. Into uNelly agqibela eyibhaqile, eyona ngxaki inkulu azakumvulela yona kukuba seluthandweni, angazifumana ekhululekile xa ekunye naye, ekonwabela ukuphululwa kunye nokuncamisa oko kuthi ngandlel’ ithile kusenze sibengcono.
Ungayithenga incwadi Ikofu yemimangaliso emincinci, inoveli entsha kaNicolas Barreau, apha:
