Lying Perfectly Still

A searing, suspenseful story of a woman’s confrontation with the sinister legacy of British colonialism in Southern Africa.

Leaving Oxford and the shocking death of her father behind, Koliwe travels to AIDS-ravaged Eswatini to take a job as an aid worker. Enmeshed in the cold bureaucracy of her office and a queasily erotic relationship with her supervisor, Koliwe begins to feel increasingly split between her British upbringing and African roots—especially when she connects with a local girl...