A newly released local young adult novel is breaking new ground by featuring a lesbian main character – a first for this genre in Afrikaans. Toe ons oneindig was, by writer Zelda Bezuidenhout introduces young readers to Kara, a relatively “sorted out” girl in matric in Lichtenburg.
Together with her best friend, Eduard, Kara dreams about escaping their small town to see the world – Kara, possibly with a swimming bursary, while Eduard fantasises about becoming a pilot.
As they stand on the precipice between adolescence and adulthood, the two friends cannot wait for something exciting to happen.
Kara is a typical people pleaser, adhering to all the standards set for her young life, but becomes acutely aware of her own feelings and needs when