This is a very important book that details the history of rural South Africa over the last 20 years. The book portrays 15 small towns in the Eastern, Western and Northern Cape. The portraits are compiled from a combination of interviews, full-colour photographs and local artwork, making it attractive enough to be a coffee table book. The book is intended to give an insight into rural needs and to uncover parts of this country that are hidden from the experience of most of us.