The Calling
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Some love stories begin with fate. This one begins with a calling.
Langa has finally found peace with the gift that has shaped her life. A new city, a new university, and a new love with medical student Litha Madiba seem to promise the fresh start she's always longed for.
But when unsettling dreams begin connecting Litha to a hidden family legacy, Langa realises the future she's been praying for may demand more courage than she ever imagined.
Moving between the vibrant streets of Johannesburg, the beauty of Cape Town, and the ancestral hills of the Eastern Cape, The Calling is an unforgettable coming-of-age novel about faith, identity, healing, family, and a love strong enough to carry two people into the purpose they were born to fulfil. When love brings them together, destiny asks them to walk into it-hand in hand.
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