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I really enjoyed this story. The fact that the first half of the book is an account of the author's actual experience exploring the ship wreck was very interesting to me. Then he cleverly tied it in to a powerful, historical fiction story, describing what the passengers on the ship might have experienced. It is well written and left me wanting more. I will be reading the sequel.


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The Praying Nun Slave Shipwreck Saga Book 1 eBook Michael Smorenburg Reviews

My friend and former nonfiction author wrote this book. He shared it with me, since my company KellerMedia.com doesn't represent novels. I am usually loathe to read fiction by anyone, but I found this story compelling and the plot well formed. Michael has a future at this! Too bad I won't get commission on this part of his talent.
Like many places around the world, my home town of Cape Town has a hidden history. Our view of the past is through they eyes of those who have written it, and in most cases it focus on the wealthy, the connected and the famous or infamous. It is rare to get a glimpse of the lives of the forgotten people, and the Praying Nun succeeds in opening a door to the past that was long forgotten.
Highly recommended, and I am looking forward to the sequel.
The Praying Nun by Michael Smorenburg When I first saw this book, I was intrigued by the title. That was enough to tempt me to read the book. Overall, I wasn’t disappointed. I particularly like the way that the present and past were juxtaposed to give me two different but closely related stories, set in the idyllic seascape of Camps Bay near Cape Town. The present centers on an artefact painstakingly recovered from the wreck of a ship. The past tells the story of how the artefact came to be there. In his dealings with the past, the author displays a sound knowledge and sensitivity for the horrors of slavery and the characters are finely created and believable. His portrayal of the really cruel and racist Bosun is well done and balances nicely with the weak but kindly Captain. The tale centers round the plight of newly wed Chikunda and Mkiwa, whose smallest insult and degradation is that the Captain calls them Christian and Faith. But the real story is that of the 400 slaves being transported, day after day, in extreme overcrowding and horribly inhuman conditions of poor food, sitting and lying in filth and excrement and smothering through heat and poor ventilation. Not to mention that diseased and wounded slaves are left to die and infect others. Smorenburg tells the story without shying away from the horror and cruelty. It is chilling and I was forcibly reminded of the depths that some will plumb in their exploitation of others. The ending was high drama but I won’t give that away. At least, I was happy when the title’s origin came to light. My only slight disappointment with this story is that, for me, there was too much about the present and not enough about the past. All in all, this book was a really good first novel and reading it has led me to add Michael Smorenburg to my “collectable authors” list.
I am not much of a fan of the "novella" format, instead preferring to look for the biggest, meanest book I can find.. With an author like this, the limitations of the format is even further highlighted..

Reading an excellent book by an excellent author that is all done and dusted in 2-3 hours, leaves me feeling let down, as I wanted the story to go on and on and on..

This is of course a comment on the novella format and at the same time a compliment to the author, who leaves me wishing the story would please not end now already..

Excellent descriptions, taking you back in time and really getting you riled up inside. Excellent, flipping fantastic.
A riveting story with intense imagery. The way the fictional story is entwined with true accounts of both old and recent history - and brings it all to life - makes for a great and thought-provoking read.
Maybe a kindly editor will help put the proposed sequels together into a real book. Keep trying, you may have a real novel trying to be born.
A well crafted book, filled with intrigue. I found myself entirely focused on the story line, almost trying to climb over the words to see what was going to happen next.
I really enjoyed this story. The fact that the first half of the book is an account of the author's actual experience exploring the ship wreck was very interesting to me. Then he cleverly tied it in to a powerful, historical fiction story, describing what the passengers on the ship might have experienced. It is well written and left me wanting more. I will be reading the sequel.