Newly published author and Pennington local Kim Bagshaw has just launched her debut mystery novel, ‘William’.

The launch took place at the David Landau Hall in Asherville through Multi-Marketing Publishing headed by Overport based author Naushad Khan last week.

‘William’ is believed to be the first ever mainstream vampire tale set in Durban.

The story is about a discreet vampire named William, who falls in love with a mortal woman, Carla, and inadvertently tosses her into his dark world where his wicked brother tries to turn their once peaceful lives and blossoming love upside down.

Bagshaw had a successful launch thanks to family, friends, media, members of local libraries and fellow authors who attended.

The author, who is also a volunteer at the Pennington Community Watch, mentioned that she faced no challenges writing this book.

“If I think back, I didn’t even have to plot or plan the story it just seemed to unfold on its own,” she said.

“I started writing my book before I even moved from Cape Town to KwaZulu-Natal a few years ago, so it probably took me about four years, and in 2015 it was complete and saved on a memory stick until now.”

The main themed tackled in ‘William’ is about choices people make and the consequences thereof.

“I tackle that we should be careful what we wish for in life. I delve deep into human emotions and our environment.”

“My life is also in the book, the good times and the bad times, and how I overcame all the challenges that I have faced so far.”

Readers can expect a book filled with fact and fiction and of course romance, some scary bits and a little humour.

Due to the successful launch, the author’s publishing company has embarked on a marketing campaign which includes national bookstore distribution in the pipeline for early 2022.

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