50 Years Later, This Story Still Burns

A Burning Hunger returns in a landmark new edition

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising, Lynda Schuster's acclaimed account of one family's courage in the fight against apartheid is reissued -- more essential than ever.

reissued for the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising

reissued for the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising


“The characters’ lives are filled with twists that make this book part Greek tragedy, part love story, and part thriller.”

-Femina


The Story Comes Home

A Burning Hunger is now available in South Africa

Fifty years after Tsietsi Mashinini led the students of Soweto into the streets and sparked a revolution, the story of what it cost his family comes home.

Dirty Wars and Polished Silver

The Life and Times of a War Correspondent Turned Ambassatrix

Published July 18, 2017

*Paperback edition available September 25, 2018


"A riveting international thriller...A page-turner thanks to lucid writing and thrilling storytelling."

-Kirkus, starred review