A film adaptation of Angela Makholwa‘s novel THE 30TH CANDLE shot to the number 1 spot in various territories after it premiered on Netflix over the weekend. The book is to be released in the UK by Lake Union, with a new release in South Africa by Makholwa’s long-time publishers, Pan MacMillan South Africa.

In the thrilling THE 30TH CANDLE, thirtieth birthdays loom, and skeletons come creeping out of the closets of four friends: Linda has just cast off yet another lover, while Dikeledi can’t seem to pin her fast-talking lawyer down to talk about marriage. Nolwazi has a secret – one she can’t share even with her closest friends, while Sade has found the perfect man, and a new life that will shut out the horrors of her past forever. Young, gifted and black, Linda, Dikeledi, Nolwazi and Sade are about to face a challenge that might tear them apart.

Hailed as the queen of dark humour, Angela Makholwa turns her skill for page-turning suspense to the escapades and sexual misadventures of modern women as they search for happiness – and hope for love.