Ntombenhle Nomfundo Msimango is from the rural township of KwaZulu-Natal called Nquthu.She wrote this book in 2015. it could've been published in 2016 but she let fear get to her. She started school in 2008 at Cassino Primary where she received 14 certificates as an outstanding student academically. She's currently furthering her education at Ubongumenzi Secondary School. She writes short stories and poetry, and Hands of Time is her first book.