Eye of a Needle

Eben Venter: Cornelia Fick is a writer who is mastering the art of observation to give us stories that throw open the lives of the hidden, the down-trodden and the lesser people.
Set in contemporary South Africa, Eye of a Needle investigates the complex relationships between men and women, and among women. Recurring themes are the battles of women, their abuse, the experience of being the outsider, and the difficulties of growing old.Told in the first, second and third person the stories in the collection are designed to take the reader on a journey into the writer's world with passion, insight and humor.