In the latest episode of ‘The Book Club’ on 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja, Mandy Wiener interviews author Shubnum Khan about ‘The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil,’ also known as ‘the Djinn waits 100 years’

The novel explores human emotions and societal issues, intertwining themes of love, loss, identity, and the supernatural within a richly detailed South African setting.

It follows the stories of Sana and Meena, two women who will never meet but both call Akbar Manzil home.

When Meena fell in love with the owner of the house, it was the grandest residence on South Africa’s east coast near Durban.

Eight decades later when Sana and her father move in, it is near-ruins, crumbling, shabby and dark.

As Sana explores the deserted east wing of her new home, she discovers the house's tangled, troubling story, dredging up old secrets that will change the lives of everyone – living and dead – at Akbar Manzil.

“There is so much love and grief, which goes together in the novel.” - Shubnum Khan author of ‘The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil’.

The Book Club happens on the first Monday of the month on Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja.

Listen live – Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja is broadcast weekdays from 1pm to 3pm on 702.