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'Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions,binding together people who never knew each other,citizens of distant epochs.
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Brilliant story!
All i can say is Andrea Bramhall has done it again with some of the most indepth and indecisive tale of good storytelling that was so great for book that readers would not be disappointed with the storyline or even the amazing cast of characters involved in this energetic plotline.
The author surprise us/readers by including everything from a culturally diverse relationshipwe got to feel all their raw emotional heat amp love play out for each other on these pages which was very intense at times but worth it to read and about their past lives.
Gracious and nice conclusion to a lovely story, Highly recommend to everyone! This is an amazing book that captures your attention and doesnt let go to the final chapter, A story if two strong women fighting for justice, rekindling an old friendship and finding true love all the while uncovering one of the biggest scandals in South African history.

Imogene Frost is a barrister in London, She grew up in South Africa, but after her mother was brutally murdered she was sent to boarding school by her wealthy landowning father, Bitterness and contempt have filled her heart and she swore to never return to her birthplace, but the death of her father forces her hand,

Amahle, the daughter of Mr, Frosts maid, was Imogenes dearest childhood friend, These two were inseparable until Imogene was forced to move, Amahle has grown up to be a successful politician, fighting for the injustices of the South African people, Her causes include womens right and public HIV treatment, she has made lifes mission to be a champion for those who have been horribly suppressed,

At times this story can be gut wrenching, chaotic and gritty, The stories of rape and torture are harrowing, my stomach turned on more than one occasion, What Bramhall does is throw you headfirst into the story, You feel the characters pain as much as their triumphs, This captures your attention and blazes right through chapter after chapter, Fair warning you will not and cannot put this book down, Good news is there is a happy ending and hopefully many more adventures for Amahle and Imogene, Andrea Bramhall's "The Chameleon's Tale" is a breathtaking story of loss and love, Set in postapartheid South Africa, Bramhall's story is gritty and realistic, reflecting the country's violence and struggle to flourish amidst poverty, political corruption, and disease, The two main characters, Imogen and Amahle, are childhood friends, torn apart amidst the country's political upheaval, only to meet again in adulthood,

I don't often read quickly, but I plowed through The Chameleon's Tale, I couldn't put it down and lost much sleep staying up late to read it, There is mystery and suspense involved in the story, but I need not add any spoilers, Suffice to say, I was on the edge of my seat many a time while reading this book, The Chameleon's Tale is not the first book I've read by Ms, Bramhall, but it may very well be her best, The connection between Imogen and Amahle is so powerful you can taste it, The suspense and element of fear is so very real you will find yourself holding your breath on more than a few occasions,

The Chameleon's Tale is exceptionally well researched, expertly crafted, and one of the best books I've read in this genre this year, I received an advance copy of this book simply because I wanted to read it and I was not disappointed, only the best from andrea bramhall, i love this story of intrigue and love with its diversity, but i would have to say that nightingale is still my favourite, this comes a close second, : This was a well written thriller slash romance set in South Africa, I read it in a couple of days I just couldn't put it down! LGBT romance set in Africa and featuring racial identity issues Yes! It was also well written didn't read like fan fiction at all and unique.
Highly recommended.

Thanks to Netgalley for the eARC I haven't read a book by Andrea Bramhall that I didn't love, She has the ability to make you want to turn the page,

Imogen and Amahle were childhood friends, circumstances forced Imogen out of Africa separating the two friends, Once she does return to Africa things have changed considerably, Not to mention the fact that she's returning under not ideal circumstances,

I loved the mystery element of this book, the case they are trying to crack really pulled me in, Actually the story in general did, I stopped reading a few times to read up more on things that the author was talking about, I love when a book makes me do that, it allows you to learn about a world outside of your own and that's what reading is about,

I loved the romance element too, Bramhall really does know how to make the slightest look or touch jump from the pages of the book,

It looks like I've read this just in time for her new book which is definitely going on my to read pile, . . I find myself, as I have with several of Bramhalls books, torn about how to feel after reading this, On the one hand, Bramhall certainly delivers compelling characters and intriguing plots, On the other hand, she frequently writes about countries and cultures that are not hers, and uses negative conceptions about those places to drive the plot, As usual, she made an effort to point out power structures that lead to some of these negative conceptions, but Im not sure that excuses her using them in the way she has.
This is an incredible book that falls into that treasured category of "fiction that could have starred straight people, but didn't, " Like sitelinkThe Red Files, this is a tale of two strong women falling in love while unraveling a governmentcorporate conspiracy, this one taking place in South Africa and featuring an interracial romance.


Imogene, banished from home by a father desperate to protect her from the violence that killed her mother, returns upon his death to confront a blossoming scandal, What she finds instead is the childhood best friend who never forgot her, Amahle has grown up to become an incredibly brave government official who some people even consider for the next president, an out lesbian working for public HIV treatment and against corrective rape.
Amahle has uncovered a massive wrong that some would kill to conceal, and she and Imogene are basically racing against the clock to get to the bottom of it before they're silenced.


Warning for readers that Amahle has flashbacks to her expartner's rape, so that might be triggering, as also might be the extreme violence perpetrated by the The Chameleons Tale's villains on some of the male characters.
I do want to give the author props for having the expartner have left her rather than be killed in the attack I think that was a good decision rather than having the partner be fridged.


The book has a f/f happy ending but slight warning that the ending couple of paragraphs hints at possible adventures to come the author has confirmed that she's willing to revisit Imogene and Amahle if inspiration hits.
That's all that means, so I think that whatever spoiler villain wants to throw at them, they've more than proved they can handle it, Childhood friends Imogen and Amahle couldnt come from more different backgrounds, One privileged and the other little more than a slave, yet they thought nothing could tear their friendship apart,

But a changing political landscape and an uncertain future cast Imogen into a lonely world away from everything and everyone she knows, and by the time she returns to Africa, everything has changed.
Betrayal, deceit, and anger are the currency of

the day, and it is a far cry from the life Imogen wants to lead,

When Amahles family is caught up in the middle of a bitter legal battle, she fights for what she believes is right, But what happens when those you believe in let you down What happens when friend becomes foe and your world turns upside down What can be built from the ashes of betrayal
I wasn't expected such a hard and difficult story.

It's a pretty sad and complicated one,
The plot line was a bit much for me,
The romance didn't add anything, I just didn't feel any chemistry between the two main,

The two friend reunited in adulthood could have just stayed antagonist or rekindle the friendship without the tumble, This is a beautifully written and gripping interracial romance with intrigue and a South African setting, Ms. Bramhall weaves political intrigue, the Aids epidemic and "fake" medication into the storyline so skillfully, you are transported by the plot without being bogged down, Kudos!! I could not put this book down until I finished reading it,

I look forward hopefully to Bookof this tale,stars. It breaks my heart to give this book such a low rating because I love Bramhall's work, My main issue with this book was that it felt like a soap opera, You have a scandal revolving around counterfeit drugs, a man who may or may not be the protagonist's brother and a potential affair between the protagonist's father and an employee.
You also have a father who essentially shunned his daughter to supposedly keep her safe, As I stated previously, it was like a soap opera, I just could not get into it, All of the sidestories detracted from the importance of the romance between Imogen and Amahle instead of strengthening it, All in all, I am glad I am done, This book was buried under my pile of to read list, Andrea Bramhall writes good stories, On top of the usual relationship romances, there is always a greater theme, I like how Bramhall widen my horizons, letting readers know what happens on the other side of the world, Andrea Bramhall wrote her first novel at the age of six and three quarters, It was seven pages long and held together with a pink ribbon, Her Gran still has it in the attic, Since then she has progressed a little bit and now has a number of published works held together with glue, not ribbons, an Alice B, Lavender certificate, and a Lambda Literary award cluttering up her book shelves, She studied music and all things arty at Manchester Metropolitan University, graduating inwith a BA in contemporary arts, She is certain it will prove useful someday maybe, When she isnt busy running a campsite and hostel on the North Norfolk Coast, Bramhall can be found hunched over her laptop scribbling down the stories that wont let her sleep.
She c Andrea Bramhall wrote her first novel at the age of six and three quarters, It was seven pages long and held together with a pink ribbon, Her Gran still has it in the attic, Since then she has progressed a little bit and now has a number of published works held together with glue, not ribbons, an Alice B, Lavender certificate, and a Lambda Literary award cluttering up her book shelves, She studied music and all things arty at Manchester Metropolitan University, graduating inwith a BA in contemporary arts, She is certain it will prove useful someday maybe, When she isnt busy running a campsite and hostel on the North Norfolk Coast, Bramhall can be found hunched over her laptop scribbling down the stories that wont let her sleep.
She can also be found reading, walking the dogs up mountains while taking a few thousand photos, scuba diving while taking a few thousand photos, swimming, kayaking, playing the saxophone, or cycling.
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