Period Pain is an urgent and tender novel exploring race, gender, and the medical profession through the eyes of Masechaba, a junior doctor. Achieving her childhood dream, she quickly faces the stark reality of working in an under-resourced South African public hospital. After befriending the politically minded Nyasha, Masechaba awakens to the country's rising xenophobic tensions, which carry disturbing echoes of apartheid. Battling her own inner demons, she must decide whether to take a stand t...
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