TALENTED young author Buhle Stuurman wants to raise awareness about family secrets and blessers or sugar daddies.
The 21-year-old from Lady Frere, Eastern Cape, has published a book that gives insights into the damage caused by keeping secrets and having a relationship with blessers.
Buhle said her novel, The Catastrophic Spark, published last month, is about a young lady who is involved with a blesser.
However, she doesn’t know that he’s actually her biological father. Their lives are ruined once the secret comes out.
“I hope that through this book, people will learn that family secrets are disastrous and that they can make better choices in life,”she told Daily Sun.
Buhle, an accounting student at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, said being a writer is her first love.
She said she started writing when she was 11.
Buhle started by writing short stories and went on to write about things that inspired her.
She said her late gogo was passionate about reading and loved books.
“She would read stories to me and that made me fall in love with novels,” she said.
“Reading a lot of books helped to improve my writing.”
Her role model is well-known author and journalist, Dudu Busani-Dube.
“I love how she gets people attached to her stories. You can’t stop reading her novels once you get started,” she said.
Buhle aims to write more books that people can relate to.
She said she has sacrificed so much for her book to be a success.
“People can get my book at bookstores and on digital platforms,” she told the People’s Paper.
“I’m using my savings and student allowance to fund my work. I hope to find a sponsor who will help me get my work out there,” she said.
Buhle said her book has received some positive reviews.
“People love my work and they are expecting more from me.”
