Ukulandela umkhondo we USarah lark, lowo mbhali omkhulu ohlala eSpain, umlobi uKaren Viggers naye uthole izilungiselelo zakhe azithandayo kuma-antipode ethu ukuze ethule amanoveli akhe kithi.
Kumfundi waseYurophu kuhlala kunengxubevange ye-exoticism kanye nelukuluku lokuzungeza indaba exoxwa ngakolunye uhlangothi lomhlaba. Kulokhu saya esiqhingini saseBruny, eTasmania, siyohlangana noMary, isalukazi esibhekene naleyolotho yokusa kokugcina, lapho usuku ngalunye olusha luyithikithi elisha lokushiya lelizwe.
Empeleni, le noveli ikhawulelwe kulokho kuthambekela kokulebula "kokulandisa kwabesifazane" okwenza kungabi ndabazalutho embhalweni uwonke. Kungani ukulandisa kutholakala kwabesifazane? Ngenxa yokuzwela kwayo? Kungani uzokhuluma nathi ngothando? Sengivele ngacabanga ngakho komunye umbhalo mayelana noveli Umndeni ongapheleleby Pepa Roma. Lowo mbono wezohwebo wezincwadi zabesifazane kuphela awubonakali ulungile kimi ...
UMary, owesifazane, usinikeza umbono odidayo wesikhathi sakhe esidlule. Wayengowesifazane ozinikele, ozinikele ezweni njengonkosikazi womgcini we-lighthouse owayengenakukwazi ukushiya indima yakhe ebalulekile njengomhlahlandlela wemikhumbi ebusuku.
Ekuqaleni kwenoveli, ngemva kweminyaka eminingi kangaka engemuva kwakhe futhi enezinsuku ezimbalwa emkhathizwe, uMary ubheka kuphela lokho kuthula kwemvelo okucelwa umzimba nengqondo lapho ukukhathala okungokwemvelo kwawo wonke amangqamuzana kuholela kulokho kuncipha okuzolile.
Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi, naphezu kokuzizwa kwezinto zokugcina, kungase kube nezinkinga zokuxazulula ...
UMary wayengahlelile ukubuyela esiqhingini saseBruny, lapho leyo ndlu yesibani yayimi phakathi kohlaza lwedlelo nolwandle oluluhlaza. Kodwa incwadi igcina isheshise ukubuya kwakhe.
Ukubuyela kuleso siqhingi okwakuyindlu yakhe yonke kuvusa imizwa engokwemvelo ephikisanayo yokubuyela okungenakwenzeka ezindaweni lapho ayejabule khona. Kodwa futhi kuleso siqhingi uMary wayazi indlela yokungcwaba izimfihlo zakhe manje okubonakala sengathi sezivela nokuthi, ekugcineni, kungase kube indlela engcono kakhulu yokuvala ibhalansi ebalulekile ngendlela enesizotha nemangalisa kakhulu.
Manje usungathenga inoveli ethi The Island of Memory, incwadi entsha ka-Karen Viggers, ngesaphulelo sokufinyelela kule bhulogi, lapha: