Womb City

Hardcover, 416 pages

English language

Published by Erewhon Books.

ISBN:
9781645660569
5 stars (1 review)

WOMB CITY imagines a dark and deadly future Botswana, rich with culture and true folklore, which begs the question: how far must one go to destroy the structures of inequality upon which a society was founded? How far must a mother go to save the life of her child?

Nelah seems to have it all: wealth, fame, a husband, and a child on the way. But in a body her husband controls via microchip and the tailspin of a loveless marriage, her hopes and dreams come to a devastating halt. A drug-fueled night of celebration ends in a hit-and-run. To dodge a sentencing in a society that favors men, Nelah and her side-piece, Janith Koshal, finish the victim off and bury the body.

But the secret claws its way into Nelah's life from the grave. As her victim's vengeful ghost begins exacting a bloody revenge on everyone Nelah holds dear, …

2 editions

reviewed Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase

Disturbing, excellent story

5 stars

Content warning Graphic Murder, Death, Misogyny Moderate Rape, Sexual assault, Miscarriage Minor Incest, Trafficking, Sexual violence