Are you particular about dates?

When I ask ‘Are you particular about dates?’ – I’m not referring to the dating game or romance.

Here’s my reason for asking.

I recently published Vindication Across Time as the print version late in September to coincide with my father’s birthday.

The digital version on Kindle, Kobo, iBooks, BN will be released next week on my mother’s birthday. It’s up for preorder  on these sites now.

I can hear you ask, ‘Pray do tell us more!’

Some of the themes reflected in Vindication Across Time – the pursuit of truth and justice is a value I grew up with. The truth no matter how painful had to be acknowledged and implemented.

Lies were severely admonished in my childhood home regardless of any perceived justification for stretching the truth.

Truth and lies are dominant in the novel as in different versions of the truth. The bearers of fake truths are soon discovered and good karma visits those who steadfastly adhere to the truth. My understanding is that there is only ONE truth.  If a man has been gunned down, there might be one person directly responsible and others who helped expedite the heinous act.

Justifications offered for why this happened does not remove the truth that a defenseless man was gunned down in cold blood. The next truth to be served is that justice must prevail regardless of individuals’ motives and challenges.

There, in a nutshell, is why the print version of Vindication Across Time was released on my father’s birthday as an acknowledgement of his respect for truth and justice.

What about my mother made me choose to release the Kindle and eBook versions on her birthday next week?

The expression of culture and values through strong female characters in  Across Time and Space,  led to greater nuances of imperfect lives in Vindication Across Time. This is where my mother’s love, compassion, and strength shaped these ideas.

 

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My dedication makes reference to my gratitude to my ancestors, only because, they fought immense hardship under the mistreatment of apartheid and the crimes endured in South Africa – they never lost sight of their values and this is a dominant theme in Vindication Across Time.

Hence the dates of publication attached to the print and eBook versions of the sequel to my debut novel, Across Time and Space in  Vindication Across Time.

 

On a lighter note, while the title of this post does not refer to the dating game,  romance is evident in Vindication Across Time.

We all need love, respect, and acknowledgement and how much better when we are: the sun, moon, and stars or the ‘zvezda’ in our lover’s eyes!

I hope you read both novels and write your honest reviews on your preferred sites.

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