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Front cover of Out of Nowhere: A South African Story by Adelia Cook: a woman in profile against a smoky Johannesburg sunset, with barbed wire and the colours of the South African flag

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Out of Nowhere

A South African Story

Adelia Cook

A story of friendship, fear, humour and the courage it takes to leave, told from inside a city that was changing faster than anyone could bear.

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ISBN
978-0-9942478-0-3
First published
February 2015
Publisher
Adelia Cook
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Reader note Out of Nowhere contains strong language and depicts violent crime, domestic abuse, sexual violence and suicide.

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Is Out of Nowhere a true story?

In the book’s Prelude, Adelia Cook writes that she has “endeavoured to write this book as a series of non-fictional circumstances”, told the way she remembers them, and acknowledges that her interpretation of events may carry some bias. The story is told through Claire.

Is the book suitable for every reader?

Out of Nowhere contains strong language and depicts violent crime, domestic abuse, sexual violence and suicide. We recommend it for adult readers.

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