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Some inherit wealth. Others inherit war.
When Bontle's mother took her final breath in a dim clinic room, she didn't just leave behind a daughter - she left behind a legacy of silence, shame, and wounds stitched too tightly to heal.
With nothing but a duffel bag and a battered heart, Bontle escaped the dusty streets of Brits for Johannesburg, hoping to bury the past - but the past has a pulse. And it follows her into every room, every relationship, every nightmare.
Then came Mfundo Khoza - dangerous, magnetic, and more broken than she could see at first glance. Their love blooms in the shadows of grief, miscarriages, and sleepless nights. But behind Mfundo's wealth and protection lies a secret that could unravel everything. Especially when a woman named Delilah disappears... and Bontle starts digging holes both in the ground and in her soul.
The Things My Mother Left Behind is a haunting exploration of inherited pain, fierce love, and the cost of survival when the past is never really gone.
For every woman who had to raise herself.
For every girl still asking why.
This is for you.