Ngabe ukubulala kungathetheleleka? ... angibhekisi enkambisweni ngaphansi kwesimo samanje semiphakathi yethu ephucukile kakhulu. Esikhundleni salokho, kumayelana nokufuna uhlobo oluthile lwelungelo lemvelo, noma ngabe lukude kangakanani ngesikhathi, olungavumela ukubulala omunye umuntu.
Njengamanje sisebenzisa iqiniso lokuthi inzondo nokuziphindiselela akuyona imizwa engaholela ekuziphatheni okwamukelekayo ekuziphatheni, kepha ngesikhathi esithile, ngaphansi komthetho oyinhloko wenhlangano ethile yabantu eyisisekelo, lokhu bekufanele kube njalo, umane ubuyisele impilo yakho uma ukwazile ukudala umonakalo ... Ukungqubuzana, konke ukungqubuzana, manje sekuhleliwe. Ubulungiswa busebenzisa umthetho, imithetho yecala ngalinye. Kepha ubulungiswa buphansi futhi. Futhi kuzoba khona abangakaze babone ukuthi noma ibuphi ubulungiswa bamadoda bebonke bungabakhokhela ngomonakalo odalekile.
Angifaki mpikiswano engenasisekelo ngenxa yale ncwadi yokuqala kusuka ku-1996. Kunalokho yindaba yombhali omkhulu UMargaret Atwood, owayekwazi ukubuguqula kanjani ubufakazi bangempela bube yisibonakaliso sokulinganisela okungenakwenzeka phakathi kobulungiswa beqiniso nokuziphatha.
UGrace Marks, esemncane eneminyaka engu-16 ubudala, ugwetshwe udilikajele. Unyaka ngu-1843 kanti iJaji elisemthethweni selivele lihlome ngokwanele ukuthola isijeziso ejele likaGrace.
Kepha wayesethathe ubulungiswa bakhe. Lowo owawushiwo inhliziyo yakhe. Mhlawumbe ungumbulali we-visceral, ongenangqondo, othintekile yi-psychopathy ...
Ngemuva kweminyaka kuphela, uDkt Simon Jordan welulela uGrace ukuthola izimpendulo. Intombazane ingathola ushwele. Yilokho amanye ama-loobys amasha akwenzayo, ukususa ilebuli yokujeziswa okungapheli kwentombazane ukuze bayinike ithuba lesibili.
Konke kuzoya ngokuthi yini angafuna ukuyikhuluma. Ngiyaxolisa. Ukusuka ebukhoneni bakhe ngaphambi komhlaba njengomuntu wesifazane ovuthiwe futhi ukude namademoni angamthola ...
Kepha lokho uSimon Jordan aqala ukukuthola kuguqula yonke into ibheke phansi. Mhlawumbe uGrace wayengasoze akhulume iqiniso. Mhlawumbe wayitshela futhi babengafuni ukuyilalela ... Iqiniso eliphazamisayo lizongena ngokulamula kukaDkt Simon Jordan. Futhi izisekelo zomphakathi ziyozamazama kuzwakale ukuzamazama komhlaba konembeza.
Manje usungathenga inoveli Alias Umusa, incwadi enhle kaMargaret Atwood, lapha: