Gillian Slovo
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South African born Gillian Slovo lives in London. She is a writer whose ten published novels include five detective novels featuring the detective Kate Baier, a family saga, Ties of Blood, and a thriller, The Betrayal. Her family memoir, Every Secret Thing, was an international best seller. Her novel, Red Dust, set around a hearing of South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, won the prix RFI temoin du monde in France and has been made into a feature film starring Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Her most recent novel, Ice Road, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize. She is currently working on a new novel.