Why can't the past just stay buried in the past? This was Nomalanga's dilemma; an ugly past that she would rather forget suddenly returning to haunt and throw her tranquil and blissful life into turmoil. Blackmailed into a relationship that she would never have dreamt of having and forced to turn her back to the only man she has had ever loved, Nomalanga finds herself trapped and held hostage by the past. A must read novel about a man's love for his family and the lengths he goes to in order to save them from the consequences of the past.