Historical

Immorality Act

by Berend Mets
Released: 28th February, 2024
ISBN:
9781916668287
eISBN:
9781835740439

Cape Town, in the 1960s. Love across the colour bar is a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment.

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Full synopsis

Cape Town, in the 1960s.

Love across the colour bar is a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment.

John Terreblanche, a police reporter seeking redemption, tells the story of a Xhosa nurse, Promise Madiba, a Dutch doctor, Willem Jansen, and a Malay prostitute, Marja de Koning, who engage in a passionate love triangle in the shadow of the Sharpeville massacre, as South Africa lurches towards becoming a Republic.

Violent yet tender, Immorality Act spans from Indonesia to Cape Town and is a moving account of the impact of apartheid, racism and colonialism on lives in the twentieth century, as well as a celebration of the ungovernability of the human spirit.

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Here's what readers have to say about this book....

Enalu

An intriguing story set in Cape Town, South Africa, against the background of the apartheid era. Interesting characters with a well developed plot interspersed with a wealth of political history of the country during that time. I’ll highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a great story.

Ulanda Neveling

Thoroughly enjoyed reading the book. Having grown up in South Africa during the apartheid era, I am familiar with the whole scandelous scenario if a white man was having a realtionship with a lady of another race and yes, the police most certainly did those raids at the time. Sad but true. The three main characters - Willem, Promise and Marja - lovely description of them, their backgrounds and how it all fits in the story. I was hooked and could not put the book down, wanted to know what was happening next. Ended up reading the book wihtin 3 evenings.

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