On her novel, Terry says:

"A little something about why I wrote the book and what I hope that readers may get out of it:

It was really important for me to write a novel which honours the reader: I wanted it to have that page-turning quality - to draw readers in, and to keep them hooked.  At the same time I was interested in giving readers the space to explore issues: the fragility of memory and the haunting umbilical cords which bind us to our families, as well as guilt and responsibility. 

The ideal readers will relish dinner conversations about philosophy and the meaning of life, books, documentaries and art films.  For fun they may enjoy hiking; I know I do...!"

The novel has received high praise from one of SA's top authors:

"The Sea of Wise Insects is one of the most original, compelling and entertaining novels I've read in years.  Laced with deliciously dark humour and off-beat imagery, it's a clever twist on contemporary crime novels. I found it impossible to put down." Sarah Lotz

 

You're invited

The book will be launched on Tuesday the 8th November at Love Books in Melville, 5.30pm for 6pm

If you're curious about the story, here's the blurb from the back of the book - evocatively penned by Helen Moffett:

Alice Wolfe believes she is cursed.  Eccentric and accident-prone, those she loves tend to disappear without warning. Or do they? In the case of her mysterious lover Ralph, it turns out he has a hidden agenda - he's been studying Alice, using her as fodder for his new novel.

To complicate the picture, there's been an horrific break in the pattern of Alice's accidents - she walks away without a scratch from a car smash that costs another woman her life.  It should have been Alice - but was it really an accident, or are there more sinister forces at play?  Who in Alice's dysfunctional family really knows - or is willing to tell - the truth?

Complex and compulsive, this dark Gothic tale weaves two books together, each ratcheting up the tension as the reader uncovers more and more versions of Alice's story.  As tense as a thriller, this exploration of love gone bad, set in London and Cape Town, provides razors-sharp commentary on sibling rivalry, the real cost of crime, the lengths to which people go to survive loss, and the connections that haunt and sometimes redeem us.