Summary
There was probably only one person who could make Sarah Barcant, successful prosecutor, leave New York and return home to Smitsrivier, the small town in South Africa she left years before. Ben. Her lawyer mentor and inspiration; the man who encouraged her to get out and know the world now needs her back, to help him with one last case, part of the Truth Commission.
In the back of a van, handcuffed, Dirk Hendrickes is being driven to the police station where once he was proud to call h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781860499159 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1860499155 |
| Author: | Gillian Slovo |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 12 February 2002 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 177mm x 22mm |
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This is a beautifully written novel, with the pace and twists of a thriller and the atmosphere, scents and space of Africa.
A rich, ambitious and powerful novel. - THE TIMES
This is a beautifully written novel, with the pace and twists of a thriller and the atmosphere, scents and space of Africa. - GUARDIANCovers the territory of Bernard Schlink’s post-Holocaust novel The Reader as well as J.M. Coetzee’s Booker-winning Disgrace. - SUNDAY TELEGRAPHRed Dust follows Gillian Slovo’s remarkable memoir Every Secret Thing. The novel tells the story of what happens to Smitsrivier, a small town in the Karroo when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission comes to visit. Sarah Barcant, a successful prosecuto - Not just any man, Alex Mpondo. Alex who was smart in a black suit and a flash yellow shirt that looked like it might have been sewn from silk … TheAbout The Author
Gillian Slovo
Gillian Slovo (father Joe Slovo, mother Ruth First) was educated in Britain where she has spent all her adult life. Since Nelson Mandela’s release she has made frequent visits to South Africa. She has written seven books.
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