All That Is Left

When Rachel's brother disappears under mysterious circumstances, she must come to terms with his apparent death, though there is no body. She travels to Joburg to support her sister-in-law, Maya, with the memorial – also to escape her stifling life as a wife and mother. Rachel is unsettled when Max, her ex-lover, arrives. Despite poet Sizwe's efforts to steady her, Rachel reels from grief and longing. Then Rachel, Maya, Max and Sizwe are involved in a confrontation that will change them forever. "Six months after Thomas's car is found burnt out beside a road, there is still no trace of him. His sister, Rachel, fears the worst - that her idealistic, politically-minded brother has been a victim of crime. Dynamic Thomas, who read Biko and talked of social responsibility and reparations after apartheid, is gone while she continues her stifling domestic life as a wife and mother. She knows it is not fair. But what other life could she have chosen? Leaving her ex-lover Max was not her choice. He admits abandoning her (and perhaps South Africa) when he emigrated. Now he's back for Thomas's memorial and she could choose to get involved again ... In a sea of uncertainty, Thomas's best friend, Sizwe, is the only person who bolsters Rachel with his poetry and compassion. But does he know more about Thomas's disappearance than he is letting on?" When Rachel's brother disappears under mysterious circumstances, she must come to terms with his apparent death, though there is no body. Although married, Rachel is conflicted when Max, her ex-lover, arrives for the memorial. Then Rachel, her sister-in-law Maya, Max and the poet Sizwe are involved in a confrontation that will change them forever