In this braided narrative messitt takes the reader deep into the daily lives of three individuals in a post apartheid south african village during a single rainy season we sit at the edge of the room as a traditional healer throws the bones for visitors wishing for a remedy for their ailments and wanting to know what the future holds. The rainy season three lives in the new south africa by maggie messitt read 1st june 2015 the narrative of this book is about three separate lives of south africans told with their own chapters the author gives explanations of the cultural practices and history i found this tedious as i felt that it interfered with the narrative making it feel disjointed. In this braided narrative messitt takes the reader deep into the daily lives of three individuals in a post apartheid south african village during a single rainy season we sit at the edge of the room as a traditional healer throws the bones for visitors wishing for a remedy for their ailments and wanting to know what the future holds. The rainy season a work of engaging literary journalism introduces readers to the remote bushveld community of rooiboklaagte and opens a window into the complicated reality of daily life in south africa the rainy season tells the stories of