The City is Mine

Mangi and his fiancé, Aza, have been living together in the Joburg suburb of Linden for the past eight years. One day while cleaning their bedroom, Mangi discovers a deep secret that his fiancé had been hiding for a long time. The house they had been renting for eight years actually belongs to Aza.
The uncovering of Aza's lie is the catalyst to the unravelling of their already tumultuous relationship. When Mangi loses his job, their relationship deteriorates rapidly, and eventually they break up. Mangi is left destitute and having to find inventive ways to make money. But how do you survive and find your own meaning in the harsh streets of Joburg after losing everything that made you feel safe?

In this darkly humorous novel, the modern city of Joburg is intimately explored, and it comes alive with its unique sound and smell, more than in any other novel you have read. The City is Mine is a moving, bittersweet story of passion, desperation, camaraderie and dreams.