So, my novel is getting another airing on radio. It’s narrated beautifully by Tracy-Ann Oberman.

‘You Will Be Safe Here’ is set in South Africa in 1901 and more-or-less-now. It’s a story of hidden histories, the horrors of Empire and the redemptive power of love. And there’s a gay love story in there. It’s partly inspired by a real-life story and by all the history I wasn’t taught.

Published by @bloomsburypublishing in US and UK; @jonathanballpublishers in SA; @houseofanansi in Canada; @uitgeverijmozaiek in Netherlands and @cherchemidiediteur in France.

PS the weird Howard’s Way -esque flag in the ident (program guide) are nothing to do with the novel.

Listen here.

Guest User25 July 2023Tracy-Ann Oberman, You Will Be Safe Here, Bloomsbury Publishing, Jonathan Ball Publishers, House of Anansi, Damian Barr

You Will Be Safe Here picked to be Book at Bedtime on BBC Radio 4!

Book at Bedtime has been a key feature of my listening landscape for as long as I can remember. Over the years it has lulled me to sleep (and sometimes kept me awake, usually for the right reasons). So I am thrilled that You Will Be Safe Here will be a Book at Bedtime FOR TWO WEEKS! The abridgment, by Richard Hamilton, manages to tell the story without giving everything away. Justine Willett has given the production everything. Tracy-Ann Oberman brings her characteristic power to the reading and her own South African story.

Listen in: BBC Radio 4, 2245 nightly May 27 - June 7th

Guest User6 May 2019BBC Radio 4, Book at Bedtime, You Will Be Safe Here, Damian Barr, Richard Hamilton, Justine Willett, Tracy-Ann Oberman, South Africa, Boer War

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