The Torn Flag

The Torn Flag: An Author’s Journey

My first novel, The Apron Flag, brought to life the 1895 Jameson Raid through neighbouring friends—the English Sandal’s and Boer Snyman’s

—whose bond was tested by the rift between Boer and Uitlander.

Four years later, The Torn Flag picks up their story in the heat of the Anglo-Boer War. As Gert Snyman and his son join the commandc besieging Ladysmith, Harold Sandal endures the town’s shelling below.

When fate brings these families face-to-face across enemy lines, Harold and his son are forced to choose between the sacred ties of brotherhood and their duty to the Crown.

A powerful story of love, loyalty, and the quiet mercy that survives when everything else is torn apart.