Baked in Pain is the awe-inspiring true story of Amanda Dambuza.

In a time where all forms of abuse remain rife, this book provides incredible inspiration and lessons that will motivate the reader to use their traumatic past as the fuel they need to soar and live a life filled with purpose and to be of service to others.

Whilst fictional, ‘A brave girl named Ayah’, is inspired by the true story of its author, Amanda S. Dambuza.

She rose from a traumatic past of apartheid, abuse, abandonment and neglect, to global prominence. Her painful past is chronicled in her first book Baked in Pain.

She became a globally celebrated, award-winning leader and businesswoman having become, amongst her many firsts, the first black female Chairperson of a bank in South Africa.

Amanda is a transformation mentor and a change agent who seeks to empower young children and women at large through her story. She is a vocal and passionate gender and children’s rights activist, whilst also a proud mother of twin girls and a little boy whom she ably raises alongside her husband.