Böcker av Angela Makholwa

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM They thought they would be friends forever--but what comes first, friendship or love? Revised edition: This edition of The 30th Candle includes editorial revisions. Linda, Dikeledi, Nolwazi and Sade spent their twenties pursuing fast-paced careers and love lives in vibrant Johannesburg. Now, with their thirties just around the corner, they know the one thing they can count on is each other, but it turns out even the firmest friendships have secrets...On the cusp of their thirtieth birthdays, just when everything should be going to plan, their lives start to derail. Dikeledi is still waiting for her boyfriend to propose, while Linda finds herself single again, wondering if she'll ever meet her perfect man. Hiding behind their drama, Nolwazi has a secret she's too scared to reveal, and Sade thinks she's finally found 'the one'--but is he too good to be true?As secrets are spilled, relationships are tested to their limits. When they're forced to make the choice, who will win--love or friendship?

A thrilling story of wealth, power and the true cost of 'having it all'. Because sometimes the price of the perfect life...is death.In cosmopolitan Johannesburg, three high-flying couples form the core of the elite Khula Society: part investment group, part social club, with meetings where the champagne flows, the dresses are designer and the one-upmanship is off the scale. Noma, Moshidi, Lerato and their husbands are living the dream--or so it appears from the outside.In reality, the cut and thrust of 'keeping up with the Khulas' is taking its toll on all three couples. Behind the facade of their ocean-front mansions, Italian supercars and lavishly catered receptions lies a tangle of explosive secrets--and deadly consequences. But as long as every member toes the line, plays the role they're here to play, the dark truth remains crushed beneath the heels of so many Louboutins...That is until, in her bid to have it all and more, one of these rich and powerful women oversteps the mark--with someone else's man. The group soon comes to learn that you can't have it all without paying the ultimate price...Revised edition: Previously published as Critical But, Stable, this edition of Critical But Stable includes editorial revisions.