| Author: | Bea Alden | ISBN: | 9781458176974 |
| Publisher: | Bea Alden | Publication: | February 27, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bea Alden |
| ISBN: | 9781458176974 |
| Publisher: | Bea Alden |
| Publication: | February 27, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Liongold is a vivid chronicle of the life of a troubled white family during South Africa's pivotal years of apartheid. The family lives in the suburbs of Johannesburg -- a tall, lively city founded on a vast wealth of gold that is mined day and night by an army of black laborers deep underground.
No-one in this rigid society escapes its strictures. Race relations are governed by harsh laws, creating a society in which gross injustice appears normal.For whites, there are a multitude of unwritten codes regarding class, status, and the roles of men and women. The question "What will people think?" seems to loom over every thought and action.
A young couple, Jack and Peggy, think of themselves as basically English, although they were both born in South Africa. They listen breathlessly to the BBC News, and admire the British royal family and Winston Churchill. This little family, complete with small daughter, Beatrice, baby Christopher and Letty, the black maid, seems picture-perfect. But when Jack begins to develop the frightening symptoms of mental illness, the family's life becomes shadowed by a dark secret that must be kept at all costs.
Liongold is a vivid chronicle of the life of a troubled white family during South Africa's pivotal years of apartheid. The family lives in the suburbs of Johannesburg -- a tall, lively city founded on a vast wealth of gold that is mined day and night by an army of black laborers deep underground.
No-one in this rigid society escapes its strictures. Race relations are governed by harsh laws, creating a society in which gross injustice appears normal.For whites, there are a multitude of unwritten codes regarding class, status, and the roles of men and women. The question "What will people think?" seems to loom over every thought and action.
A young couple, Jack and Peggy, think of themselves as basically English, although they were both born in South Africa. They listen breathlessly to the BBC News, and admire the British royal family and Winston Churchill. This little family, complete with small daughter, Beatrice, baby Christopher and Letty, the black maid, seems picture-perfect. But when Jack begins to develop the frightening symptoms of mental illness, the family's life becomes shadowed by a dark secret that must be kept at all costs.
