Your word will find you, whether you can handle it or not.
Your word is loyal; it does not give up on you. It will stay with you until the end of your life. No one can take it from you — unless …
Each door at The Plex is painted a different colour. As Rafi Paterson soon realises, this is no ordinary suburban complex. Residents are urged to meditate, body corporate meetings take place in a dark warehouse, and the martial arts trainer from the end cottage offers to attack her to improve her self-defence skills.
What the hell?
Then the godsisters arrive for a two-week reunion in Cape Town: Elvi, the impeccable younger sister, and Bruna, the glamorous Italian who once lived with the Paterson family as an exchange student. When an art academic disappears after a party at The Plex, the godsisters turn to the sex diary found under Rafi’s bed for answers.
If you had the ability to avert a global disaster, would you step in — even if it meant never finding your way back?
Infused with subtle magic and sensual realism, The Which Word is a novel about selfhood, women’s bonds, and the dangerous power of language.
The Which Word | Catriona Ross
Catriona Ross is a writer from Cape Town. Author of The Which Word (Mirari Press, 2026) and a growing list of other fiction and nonfiction titles, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and a Master of Arts in Creative Writing. When not writing, she can be found dancing tango, walking in forests and plotting ways to raise human consciousness. Find out more at www.catrionaross.com. Follow her on Instagram @catrionawriter and on Facebook at Catriona Ross Author.