More Than Just A Love Story
David Kingsley reluctantly returns to St Francis for his estranged father’s unexpected funeral. He now has a PHD in Astronomy from Cornell College in the USA, but a single, successful relationship does not feature on his list of achievements – other than his love for the stars, that is. It has been seven years since the Kingsley’s last Summer holiday in this picturesque South African seaside village, but time has only masked the guilt. He broke Betha’s young heart and now he must face her for the first time since that Summer. However the real pain that awaits him will be a heartbreak he never saw coming. His own.
Other Important Locations in the Story
Cornell College, Upstate New York
David Kingsley defies his famous father and breaks a century-old Architectural family tradition in choosing to study Astronomy at Cornell College. He has just completed his Doctorate and applied for the coveted position of assistant to Professor Carl Sagan.
Professor Carl Sagan
Hailed as the greatest astronomer since Galileo and pioneer in the Search For Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI), Carl Sagan is David’s mentor and idol. David identifies with Sagan’s youthful experience of ‘Awe and Wonder’ at the Cosmos and is determined to continue the great man’s work.
Fuertes Observatory, Cornell
This historical building is where David meets Professor Sagan for the first time and impresses him with his knowledge of Fuertes’s beautiful old telescope. During his six years at Cornell, David spends many solitary hours with ‘My Lady’ (as he calls her), developing and deepening his love affair with the stars.
Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa
Jeffrey’s Bay is the surfing Mecca of South Africa and St Francis Bay’s ‘scruffy’ neighbor. David does not surf, but J-Bay will complete the triangle of his life: Cornell, St Francis and Jeffrey’s. Which will win his heart?
WSL Women's Championship
Surfing is still a man’s sport in South Africa; those ‘wahines’ who do brave the waves are considered physically inferior or, if they do have the shoulders to compete, are mocked as being ‘butch’. Prize money for the Women’s Competition is a quarter of that of the Men’s.
Supertubes, Jeffrey's Bay
Home of ‘The Perfect Wave’, it is also home to the Queen of Supertubes, Fallon Golden. It is time for change and she is just the ‘wahine’ to shake things up.