A masterpiece of historical fiction, Children of Sugarcane will transport readers to South Africa’s horrific period of indenture with a historically accurate account of the social, political, and personal histories of Indian indentured labourers, while recounting a story of romance and exploring the truest examples of love and yearning – for one’s family, one’s friends, one’s roots and one’s adopted home.

Set across two generations, Children of Sugarcane is a captivating story about family, love, hardship, trauma, friendship, romance, and freedom told by the protagonist, Shanti, as she reflects on her life.