Terence Sorour books: historical fiction & children’s stories.
A catalogue in two distinct worlds.
Historical fiction rooted in South African events, and illustrated children’s stories inspired by the wild.
HISTORICAL FICTION
From the Jameson Raid to the Anglo-Boer War.
The two novels are designed to be read as a sequence: personal relationships carry the reader from political unrest toward open war.
HISTORICAL FICTION · BOOK I
The Apron Flag
A historical novel set against Johannesburg in the late 1800s and the events surrounding the Jameson Raid. The story follows Harold Sandal, his Boer neighbour Gert and a Botswana youth, Mokgethi, as the raid pulls people into conflicting loyalties.
In a clear and confident style, Sorour weaves the fiction tightly together with the political realities of the time.
– Judge Nigel Willis (Retired)
Historically accurate but, unlike contemporary histories, this story adds insights into the motivations and actions of people on both sides of the conflict.
– Rob Milne, author, historian and battlefield guide
Paperback · 374 pages · Pretoria, 2024
ISBN 9780796184863
HISTORICAL FICTION · BOOK II
The Torn Flag
April 1899. Harold Sandal moves his family from their Transvaal farm to Ladysmith, hoping to escape mounting tension. His son Thomas leaves his closest friend, Jannie Snyman, behind. When war erupts, their families and loyalties are divided.
The siege of Ladysmith forces the two boys into different uniforms and drives the friendship toward a devastating confrontation.
Having spent many years guiding visitors across the battlefields of the Anglo-Boer War, I found myself recognising not only the places but the human dilemmas that Terence Sorour recreates so convincingly.
– Rob Milne, author, historian and battlefield guide
Paperback · 336 pages · Pretoria, 2026
ISBN 9781997496519
CHILDREN'S STORIES
Harry the Little Hippo.
A gentle series about growing up in the wild, staying close to family and learning that advice often exists for a reason.
BOOK I
Learns His Lesson
Harry lives in a river pool. He is learning to eat grass, hold his breath underwater and navigate the dangers around him. Pa and Ma Hippo tell him to stay close – but wandering off gets Harry into trouble.
ISBN 9781037053283
BOOK II
Faces Danger in the Wild
As Harry grows up, he faces animals that want to eat him. Then drought brings a different danger: grass becomes scarce and the family river pool dries up, forcing a move in search of a new home.
ISBN 9781037095078
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