Stephen Hayes
Several of the plots of my books are based on mysteries in my own life, or the lives of people I have met.
For example, I knew three rural leaders of the Liberal Party of South Africa who were banned in the 1960s -- Elliot Mngadi, Enock Mnguni and Mike Ndlovu. Some of their experiences are reflected in the story of Elijah Mdluli in Of Wheels and Witches. I also met a man living in Zwelitsha in the Eastern Cape who had been banished from the Northern Transvaal. In my story Elijah Mdluli's son was banished to the Northern Transvaal, for similar reasons.
For example, I knew three rural leaders of the Liberal Party of South Africa who were banned in the 1960s -- Elliot Mngadi, Enock Mnguni and Mike Ndlovu. Some of their experiences are reflected in the story of Elijah Mdluli in Of Wheels and Witches. I also met a man living in Zwelitsha in the Eastern Cape who had been banished from the Northern Transvaal. In my story Elijah Mdluli's son was banished to the Northern Transvaal, for similar reasons.
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It's clear from both "Of Wheels and Witches" and "The Year of the Dragon" that you believe God was hard at work during our time of crisis, during Apartheid in South Africa. Some might say, though, that South Africa is once again (or perhaps still) in crisis in 2019. Do you believe God is STILL hard at work, and would you consider setting a story in post-millennium South Africa?
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Stephen, I have recently commented on several of your reviews but do not see a way to request adding you as a Goodreads friend, as opposed to following you as an author at this site. I've enjoyed you reviews & would like to request Friends status at Goodreads if this is acceptable? Thanks, Bill
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