South African writer and author, Marguerite Poland has been awarded the 2021 Sunday Times/CNA Literary Award for Fiction for her historical novel A Sin of Omission. The book was also shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2020.
A Sin of Omission tells the story of Stephen (Malusi) Mzamane, a young Anglican priest who must travel to his mother's rural home to inform her of the death of his older brother.
