Trooper (eBook)
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Distributed via Draft2Digital (Verlag)
978-1-0370-8360-0 (ISBN)
In the unforgiving streets of a South African township, dreams die fast and hope fades even faster. But for Lutho, a determined young man freshly out of high school, hope is the only thing he has left. Caught between the weight of responsibility and the bitter taste of poverty, he fights daily to hold together what little remains of his broken family.
With no job, no food, and no real opportunity, Lutho becomes both a guardian and a prisoner - trying to protect his younger brother Litha from the same streets that raised them. But the streets have their own voice, and they whisper temptations that Litha can't resist. Influenced by friends who have embraced crime, addiction, and rebellion, Litha begins to slip away - and tragedy soon follows.
Their father, once a man of vision, is now a figure of fear: strict, emotionally distant, and trapped in his own disappointment. When an unthinkable event erupts within the family, it shatters what little unity they had. In the aftermath, guilt, pain, and confusion take hold of Lutho, leaving him isolated in a world that doesn't seem to care. He starts hearing voices. Seeing things. Is it trauma? Or is something else trying to reach him?
As the story unfolds, The Trooper blurs the line between the physical and spiritual. A mysterious elder named Mama Rubby, gifted with psychic insight, warns Lutho that what he's fighting is more than just poverty-it's a generational curse. And unless he confronts both the demons in his bloodline and the ones in his heart, he'll never be free.
Through betrayal, humiliation, dark friendships, and the temptations of revenge, Lutho walks a treacherous path. Some enemies will become allies. Some friends will destroy him. But every choice he makes pushes him toward one question: will he repeat the cycle that has swallowed so many, or will he become something greater-a trooper in his own right?
The Trooper is more than a coming-of-age novel. It's a raw, emotional, and suspenseful journey through township life-where love and violence live side by side, and where even the strongest must fight to stay standing. Blending urban realism with emotional depth and supernatural undertones, this is a story of loss, brotherhood, spiritual warfare, and the resilience of the human soul.
If you've ever felt trapped, overlooked, or ready to rise above your circumstances, The Trooper will speak to you. It's a tribute to the youth who battle every day to protect what they love, while the world tries to break them.
In the unforgiving streets of a South African township, dreams die fast and hope fades even faster. But for Lutho, a determined young man freshly out of high school, hope is the only thing he has left. Caught between the weight of responsibility and the bitter taste of poverty, he fights daily to hold together what little remains of his broken family.With no job, no food, and no real opportunity, Lutho becomes both a guardian and a prisoner trying to protect his younger brother Litha from the same streets that raised them. But the streets have their own voice, and they whisper temptations that Litha can't resist. Influenced by friends who have embraced crime, addiction, and rebellion, Litha begins to slip away and tragedy soon follows.Their father, once a man of vision, is now a figure of fear: strict, emotionally distant, and trapped in his own disappointment. When an unthinkable event erupts within the family, it shatters what little unity they had. In the aftermath, guilt, pain, and confusion take hold of Lutho, leaving him isolated in a world that doesn t seem to care. He starts hearing voices. Seeing things. Is it trauma? Or is something else trying to reach him?As the story unfolds, The Trooper blurs the line between the physical and spiritual. A mysterious elder named Mama Rubby, gifted with psychic insight, warns Lutho that what he s fighting is more than just poverty it s a generational curse. And unless he confronts both the demons in his bloodline and the ones in his heart, he ll never be free.Through betrayal, humiliation, dark friendships, and the temptations of revenge, Lutho walks a treacherous path. Some enemies will become allies. Some friends will destroy him. But every choice he makes pushes him toward one question: will he repeat the cycle that has swallowed so many, or will he become something greater a trooper in his own right?The Trooper is more than a coming-of-age novel. It s a raw, emotional, and suspenseful journey through township life where love and violence live side by side, and where even the strongest must fight to stay standing. Blending urban realism with emotional depth and supernatural undertones, this is a story of loss, brotherhood, spiritual warfare, and the resilience of the human soul.If you ve ever felt trapped, overlooked, or ready to rise above your circumstances, The Trooper will speak to you. It s a tribute to the youth who battle every day to protect what they love, while the world tries to break them.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.6.2025 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen |
| Schlagworte | African fiction • Coming of Age • Khayelitsha • Porvery • South Africa • street life • the trooper |
| ISBN-10 | 1-0370-8360-1 / 1037083601 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-0370-8360-0 / 9781037083600 |
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