South Africa: Moving On, a collection of short stories by Barbara Ludman

Ferial Haffajee: I know you as a legendary editor, mentor and writing coach now with Scrolla. You’re a fabulous writer too, most recently of a short story anthology called ‘Moving On’. What prompted the book and title? 

Barbara Ludman: I wrote the book because I had something to say. 

My South African husband David and I were married for decades, and when he died, I pretty much fell apart. Months later someone brought Colm Toibin’s ‘Norah Webster’ to the book club; a…