The 30th Candle

by Angela Makholwa

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Pub Date Oct 02 2023 | Archive Date Oct 16 2023

Amazon Publishing UK | Lake Union Publishing

General Fiction (Adult) | Women's Fiction

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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?

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...

A Note From the Publisher

Angela Makholwa was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. A qualified journalist, she cut her teeth reporting on crime stories in the 1990s. The case of a real-life serial killer went on to inform her debut novel, Red Ink―the first South African crime novel with an African female protagonist. Her writing has gained her critical acclaim and several literary award nominations, including the 2020 UK Comedy Women in Print Prize, for which her novel The Blessed Girl was shortlisted. She is a keen yogi, reader, occasional dancer and a juggler of businesses―as well as writing novels, she currently runs a public relations agency.