Karen Jennings

Karen Jennings is a South African author whose debut novel, An Island, was longlisted for the Booker Prize. The novel follows an elderly lighthouse keeper on a remote African island whose isolated existence is disrupted when a body washes ashore, forcing him to confront the violent political history he has spent a lifetime trying to forget. Jennings writes with spare, powerful prose about colonialism, complicity, and the ways individuals are shaped by the political forces around them. Her audiobook offers listeners a haunting, beautifully crafted novel that packs extraordinary depth into a slim, compelling narrative.