Grasping At Straws. Book 2, by Yvonne Maphosa

The second installment in Yvonne Maphosa's series following Lwezi, a young woman from the village of Matombo who has spent years resisting her ancestral calling. In this book she finally accepts her spiritual gift, becoming a spirit medium guided by the lion as her totem, and must balance her modern lifestyle with traditional beliefs. The story explores forgiveness, ancestral wakes and the role of women in Traditional African Religion as Lwezi's transformation reshapes her own life and those around her.