The Rude Awakening
by Sulette Gardiner
Price: $0.99 USD. 94400 words.
Published by Can Write Will Write on June 19, 2010. Fiction.
Can Suella, a young rebellious yet naïve teenage South African forced into a life of drugs escape the clutches of a violent and ruthless drug baron? Pregnant, she runs from a police raid, only to be captured and placed in a reform home. Forced to give her baby up for adoption, she finally makes a new start. But the past reaches out to ensnare her again. Can anyone help? What happened to the son?
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Sulette Gardiner
Biography
I was born in a small mining town called Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa, now known as Gauteng. I was raised and attended school in Afrikaans, which was the apartheid regime’s language. I could read fluently by the age of four, both in my home language and English. That was and still is my escape from reality. We did not have it easy and I plan to write about that in the future.
While divorcing my husband in 1985 I wrote my first manuscript, The Rude Awakening [Fiction based on fact] Once the divorce was finalized, I promptly moved to Hillbrow which was perceived as the “in” place to be. Because I hated being confined to an office taking orders, I trained to become a gym instructor. From there I fell into doing grams and then became a cabaret dancer for several years. In the mid 90’s I fell ill and had to have both my hips replaced, this bringing a sudden halt to my dancing and gym careers.
After this I secured a job in the Far East as a housekeeper, to the South African girls dancing there. I ended up doing shows myself. That is where I wrote my second manuscript, The Silent Scream [Fiction based on fact] I was bored out of my mind while spending many hours back stage, waiting for an audience to pop in. We were competing with the world soccer cup. Chinese people treat this event close to a religious experience. I hurt my one hip while performing there and had to return to South Africa.
While divorcing my husband in 1985 I wrote my first manuscript, The Rude Awakening [Fiction based on fact] Once the divorce was finalized, I promptly moved to Hillbrow which was perceived as the “in” place to be. Because I hated being confined to an office taking orders, I trained to become a gym instructor. From there I fell into doing grams and then became a cabaret dancer for several years. In the mid 90’s I fell ill and had to have both my hips replaced, this bringing a sudden halt to my dancing and gym careers.
After this I secured a job in the Far East as a housekeeper, to the South African girls dancing there. I ended up doing shows myself. That is where I wrote my second manuscript, The Silent Scream [Fiction based on fact] I was bored out of my mind while spending many hours back stage, waiting for an audience to pop in. We were competing with the world soccer cup. Chinese people treat this event close to a religious experience. I hurt my one hip while performing there and had to return to South Africa.
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The Silent Scream
by Sulette Gardiner
Price: $0.99 USD. 94710 words. Published by Can Write Will Write on May 13, 2010. Fiction.
About a South African prostitute during apartheid and beyond. Naive and powerless, she falls prey to the dark underworld of flesh peddling when trying to support her two children amid the storm as the ANC takes control. She suffers heartbreak and illness; trapped into drug addiction, slavery and depression. In 1998 does she find new hope, when the opportunity to travel abroad falls into her lap.
Price: $0.99 USD. 94710 words. Published by Can Write Will Write on May 13, 2010. Fiction.
About a South African prostitute during apartheid and beyond. Naive and powerless, she falls prey to the dark underworld of flesh peddling when trying to support her two children amid the storm as the ANC takes control. She suffers heartbreak and illness; trapped into drug addiction, slavery and depression. In 1998 does she find new hope, when the opportunity to travel abroad falls into her lap.