Historical fiction is the one genre that will get readers Googling post-read to separate fact from fiction. It’s also done way more than school history books to get us thinking about the world and the impact of our actions on people, individuals.

Historical fiction is the best way to get invested in (and curious about) another culture, another story, another way of life, another period in time.

Catherine Menon's Fragile Monsters traces one family's story from 1920 to the present day, unravelling a thrilling tale of love, betrayal and redemption against the backdrop of natural disasters and fallen empires. Written in vivid technicolour, with an electric daughter-grandmother relationship at its heart, this is a stunning debut novel about what happens when secrets fester through the generations.

This inaugural episode of TGE's Current Reads, host Sam Herbst talks to author Catherine Menon about the novel. Penguin Random House South Africa

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