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11/09/2026

Some memories are funny.

Others take longer to write.

When violence entered our home, there were people who quietly stepped in.

Aunty Sally.

Rose.

Daphne.

Women who patched my mother up physically and, without knowing it, helped hold a frightened family together emotionally as well.

As a child, I thought they were among the smartest and kindest people in the world.

Looking back, I don't think I was wrong.

Growing-up Coloured, Confused & Divorced contains the laughter.

But it doesn't avoid the scars.

It is the story of a family, a childhood and the extraordinary ordinary people who helped us survive both.

📕 Paperback R249.

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A candid South African memoir of growing up Coloured in Apartheid Cape Town, told through family, identity, pain, divorce and humour.

10/09/2026

A book doesn't simply appear.

Before the cover, the launch post and the finished pages, there was somebody staring at a blank screen wondering whether the story was worth telling.

There were drafts.

Rewrites.

Doubts.

And eventually the decision to put a name on the cover.

Lekker Books exists for those South African voices.

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09/09/2026

South Africa once had laws capable of deciding where you could live, who you were allowed to love and even what racial box you were expected to fit into.

Now imagine a couple who were both classified Coloured.

One lighter than many people classified White.

The other darker than many people classified Black.

That was my family.

Eventually I decided that the easiest way to explain us was a Top-Deck chocolate.

Growing-up Coloured, Confused & Divorced is not a history textbook.

It is the story of what that history looked like when an ordinary Cape Town family had to live inside it.

📕 Paperback: R249
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08/09/2026

Sometimes a book finds you at exactly the right time.

If *Growing-up Coloured, Confused & Divorced* has been catching your eye, take a closer look this afternoon.

A deeply South African story of family, identity, growing up, getting through the difficult bits, and finding humour where you least expect it.

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A candid South African memoir of growing up Coloured in Apartheid Cape Town, told through family, identity, pain, divorce and humour.

08/09/2026

South Africa has no shortage of stories.

Some make us laugh.
Some hurt.
Some take us somewhere completely different.
And some make us recognise pieces of ourselves.

At Lekker Books, we're building a home for those stories and the local authors brave enough to put their names on them.

Whether you're looking for romance, poetry, fiction, memoir or something you didn't expect to find, your next read might be closer than you think.

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07/09/2026

Girl meets boy.

Simple enough.

Except she came from a Cape Flats township and he came from one of Cape Town's Coloured "estates".

This was not Romeo and Juliet.

It was family, class, identity, Apartheid South Africa and two people discovering that love doesn't always care very much about the rules society has written for it.

It is just one thread in Growing-up Coloured, Confused & Divorced, a South African story filled with moments that are funny, uncomfortable, painful and very real.

📚 Paperback: R249

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A candid South African memoir of growing up Coloured in Apartheid Cape Town, told through family, identity, pain, divorce and humour.

05/09/2026

Are you a South African author looking for another way to get your books discovered?

Lekker Books gives local authors a dedicated platform to showcase their books, build visibility and connect with readers who are actively looking for South African stories.

If you’re an author, this is your invitation to join the growing Lekker Books community.

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04/09/2026

The weekend is a good excuse to slow down and spend some time with a book.

Whether you’re in the mood for something thoughtful, personal, entertaining or completely different, there are South African stories waiting to be discovered.

Browse Lekker Books and find something for the weekend.

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03/09/2026

If you enjoy discovering new books and South African authors, the Lekker Books newsletter is a good place to stay connected.

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02/09/2026

Every book begins with a voice worth hearing.

Lekker Books is about more than putting books on a shelf. It is about helping readers discover the South African authors behind the stories.

From personal journeys and memoirs to fiction, children’s books and thought-provoking local writing, there are authors worth discovering beyond the names you already know.

Take some time to explore the books, meet the writers and perhaps discover your next favourite South African author.

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