Why and I Like This? By Qaanitah Hunter

A novel in the era of Ozempic, therapy. and situationships.

Farah Nosipho Garda is a twenty-seven-year-old

professional student: no job, no real plans, and with a talent for self-sabotage. When she’s pulled from Cape Town’s comfort to care for her ailing mother in a Joburg retirement village, Farah thinks this is just another way to buy time.

But when her mother begins to slip away and the man she thought could be her future partner starts raising red flags, Farah is forced to ask herself. What if the life she thought she wanted isn’t the one she needs.

Amid the grief, Farah slowly begins to rewrite her story: showing up for herself, caring for her mind and body, trading shame for softness, and learning that self-love is a daily decision, and not a destination.

Why Am I Like This? is a witty, deeply modern love story about coming home to yourself.