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A storyteller at heart, Katherine has written a number of children’s books, including The Lemon Tree, which was longlisted for the Golden Baobab Prize in 2014 and The Curry Giants, winner of a National Library of SA grant. Her biography of SA artist Irma Stern, A Passionate Vision: The Story of Irma Stern was intended for children, but has been well received by adult readers, too. She’s currently researching the life of Peter Clarke, a Coloured artist who was forcibly removed from Simon’s Town under apartheid. Katherine lives in Cape Town, is married with three kids and two cats, and loves peaceful, uninterrupted moments sipping tea and reading.