Review: Poison
on Sheila Ash (India), 13/Apr/2018 09:41, 34 days ago
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PoisonbyHenrietta Rose-InnesMy rating:4 of 5 starsThis short story is available online athttp://caineprize.com/s/2008-Poison-H...It won the 2008 Caine Prize.I found this story gripping as the main character finds herself trying to drive out of CapeTown after a huge chemical explosion only to be stumped when she runs out of fuel . I really related to the description of fuel shortages and queues and the desperate straights this leaves people in, and the unscrupulous profiteers it brings out of the wood work - very reminiscent of my experience of such shortages in Nigeria :)ashrmablinsg verdict 4 * Thoroughly engaging read. I have now read pieces by Rose-Innes and what strikes me is this writer really does know how to set a scene, and in doing so entraps the reader into the place of the story and hooks you in.View all my reviewsashramblings
