My goodness, this was a surprise to see Troy Blacklaws show up at the English department year-end get-together. I was so surprised I could not even remember his name and out came only: “…. Karoo Boy”, the title of the book Troy had just gotten published before we met. Forgetting authors’ names is typical of me as I tend to remember book titles only. Call me an undeserving reader, if you like.

Troy, as a former member of the English department at Frankfurt International School,  likes to pop into the year-end get-together whenever he is in town.

The author, Troy Blacklaws (left), on a visit to Kronberg/Ts.

He is also the author of Blood Orange (Fiction Africa). I have read Karoo Boy and told Troy back then that his story had me hooked from page 12 (or was it page 20?). Nevertheless, plans are being made for turning the book into a film. Cheers, Troy!

Karoo Boy from Amazon.de   Karoo Boy from Amazon.com

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