Louiseog Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 My nephew lent me this book which he read on his African Studies course so was avoiding it! Naturally it was great! Red Dust It read as a thriller but at the same time was a study of the effects of torture and whether people can forgive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Butter Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 I'll look out for that one, Louise. Gillian Slovo is the daughter of anti-apartheid activists Joe Slovo and Ruth First, who was murdered by the South African security forces, so I imagine she's writing from a position of considerable emotional involvement. It's on the list ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Went into a charity shop today in St Andrews and came out with copy of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiseog Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 I'll look out for that one, Louise. Gillian Slovo is the daughter of anti-apartheid activists Joe Slovo and Ruth First, who was murdered by the South African security forces, so I imagine she's writing from a position of considerable emotional involvement. It's on the list ... I didn't know that, makes the book even more powerful as it does address all the motives of all the protaganists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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