“Narrator Kineta Kunutu's South African accent is paired with a slow, melodic cadence for the sweeping narration of this convoluted novel…. Kunutu uses a mélange of accents for the multitude of characters who tell their interconnected stories. British and Afrikaans accents, along with a fluid timeline, the presence of magic, and waking dreams, require close attention from the listener.”—AudioFile Magazine

“Originally from Johannesburg, Kunutu understands and accurately captures the personality of each American and South African character she portrays with impassioned, authentic dialects. The audio is a perfect avenue for listeners to hear multiple perspectives and perceive the characters’ experiences of conflict with love, loss, abandonment, and self-identity in a politically charged environment; to be captivated by descriptive passages and landscapes; and to find intrigue in the haunting that compels a daughter’s intuition to ‘come home.’”—Booklist

“Deeply affecting and beautifully rendered, A Conspiracy of Mothers is a tapestry woven with sacrifice, suffering, and loss but also with a love between generations of women so deep it invokes ancestral magic that defies the laws of space and time. This story of pilgrimage and reckoning amid the unraveling of apartheid should resonate with anyone interested in breaking down systems of racism and oppression, wherever they exist. A brilliant novel to be read alongside Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime and Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste.”—Susan Bernhard, author of Winter Loon