Gillian Slovo's An Honourable Man

An Honourable Manis a novel of extraordinary power that combines the intimate and the epic, exploring the folly of the Empire through the fine grain of human experience and emotion.

Set in 1884 in Khartoum, General Gordon faces the prospect of death as the city is besieged, and yet he is still endeavours to protect a young boy he rescued from the English dockyard slums. Rapidly approaching the city with the Camel Corps is Doctor John Clarke, a man who has joined the expedition to rescue the general. And back in London, as controversy rages over the expedition the wife of the doctor finds herself adrift and isolated. Her only release comes from an addiction to laudanum, which will take her into Victorian London’s darkest corners.

Gillian Slovo is the author of twelve novels, including Red Dust, which was made into a film, and Ice Road, which was shortlisted for the 2004 Orange Prize for Fiction. She will be in Cape Town and is available to speak to the media on Tuesday, 28 February 2012.

Should you like to interview Gillian or request a review and/or giveaway copies, please contact me on Candice.Wiggett@za.penguingroup.com. As she is only available for a day, interviews will be granted on a first come first serve basis.