In an extraordinary period immediately before the first non-racial election and the beginning of majority rule in South Africa, Vera Stark, the protagonist of Nadine Gordimer's passionate novel, weaves a ruthless interpretation of her own past into her participation in the present as a lawyer representing blacks in the struggle to reclaim the land. The return of exiles is transforming the city, and through the lives of Didymus Maqoma, his wife Sibongile, and their lovely daughter who cannot even speak her parents' African language, the listener experiences the strange passions, reversals, and dangers that accompany new-won access to power.
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"Just finished this for book club. The woman is a genius with syntax! Good tool for teaching devices like epistrophe and anastrophe. Oh, and it's pretty much Fitzgerald on crack: fragmentation and isolation and a whole lot of disconnect. Politcal. Not a read for the story book. Wonderful! " — Shannon (5 out of 5 stars)
"Just finished this for book club. The woman is a genius with syntax! Good tool for teaching devices like epistrophe and anastrophe. Oh, and it's pretty much Fitzgerald on crack: fragmentation and isolation and a whole lot of disconnect. Politcal. Not a read for the story book. Wonderful! "
" Another amazing book by Gordimer, this time set in post-apartheid South Africa. "
" Another strong and insightful Gordimer hit. "
" Nicely developed characters. Good historical context. "
" This seems like a good book, but I just couldn't get into her style, so I gave up. "
" This is the ultimate book by my all time favourite author! Set in the days of Mandela's release from gaol and the dawning of the new South Africa - she captures life with perfect words. "
" i read this in my women's lit class. it was my first gordimer experience and i love it. she is a white south african woman writer who writes so fluidly about race and class relations in her country. "
" This is one of the most powerful "coming of age" books I have ever read: Following an intelligent and beautiful woman through her career, her marriage and beyond middle age. "
" nadine too good. the frankness and the complex sentence structure astonishes. my favorite of her book excepting Sport of Nature "
" honestly, i DO read, liking this so far "
Nadine Gordimer (1923–2014) was born in South Africa. She received numerous international prizes for her writing, including the Modern Language Association Award, the Bennett Award, and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991. She was given honorary degrees by Yale, Harvard, and other universities and was honored by the French government with the decoration Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Susan Ericksen is an actor and voice-over artist. She has been awarded numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. As an actor and director, she has worked in theaters throughout the country.
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