Frieda And Min

Frieda And Min
Author: Pamela Jooste
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2011-10-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1448111196

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When Frieda first met Min, with her golden hair and ivory bones, what struck her most was that Min was wearing a pair of African sandals, the sort made out of old car tyres. She was a silent, unhappy girl, dumped on Frieda's exuberant family in Johannesburg for the summer of 1964 so that her mother could go off with her new husband. In a way, Min and Frieda were both outsiders - Min, raised in the bush by her idealistic doctor father, and Frieda, daughter of a poor Jewish saxophone player who lived almost on top of a native neighborhood. The two girls, thrown together - the 'white kaffir' and the poor Jewish girl - formed a strange but loyal friendship, a friendship that was to last even through the terrible years of oppression and betrayal during the time of South Africa under Apartheid.

Frieda and Min

Frieda and Min
Author: Pamela Jooste
Publisher: Doubleday UK
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1999
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

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From the author of DANCE WITH A POOR MAN'S DAUGHTER, a novel which explores the friendship between two women in South Africa in the late 1960s, one of whom follows the conventional life expected of her, while the other devotes herself to working in a bush clinic.

Star Of The Morning

Star Of The Morning
Author: Pamela Jooste
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2012-02-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1448127181

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'I knew then that there were some things not even Ruby could keep from me for ever and this was one of them. We were coloured girls in a white world that didn't want us.' Born on the wrong side of a racial divide in apartheid-torn Cape Town, young sisters Ruby and Rose exist in a world where they are not welcome. As part of the Cape Coloured community they are considered socially inferior, yet even within their own social group the sisters live down the poor end of town. Their father was killed when they were very small, so when their mother dies after a protracted illness Ruby and Rose's fate falls into the hands of Aunt Olive. Ruby knows without being told that their aunt's home will not be opened up to them - charity does not extend to the poor relations who would cast a smudge on such a respectable house. Aunt Olive condemns her nieces to the local orphanage, relieving her conscience with monthly invitations to Sunday lunch. In the orphanage the girls grow up sheltered from a divided world that they do not yet fully understand, but the day approaches when Ruby and Rose must forge their own paths in life and confront the lessons that apartheid enforces. Like the award-winning Dance with a Poor Man's Daughter, this beautifully observed novel of sisterly love once again displays Pamela Jooste's poignant understanding of human nature.

Two Paths to Equality

Two Paths to Equality
Author: Amy E. Butler
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 079148887X

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In Two Paths to Equality, Amy E. Butler provides a fascinating portrait of two of the major adversaries in the 1920s' battle over equal rights legislation for women in the United States—Alice Paul and Ethel M. Smith. While they shared the goal of full political and legal equality for women, they differed on how best to achieve it. Paul, the author of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and leader of the National Woman's Party, fought to establish that women were the same as men under the law. Smith, legislative secretary of the National Women's Trade Union League and a recognized leader of the opposition to the ERA, believed the ERA did not adequately consider the impact of class and economic differences in women's lives and consequently would sacrifice the interests of one group of women to another. Smith and Paul's conflict is a telling story of the inextricable relationship between personal politics, collective action, and the intersection of law and culture on the social construction of gender. Comparing their perspectives on equality creates a new understanding of the people and issues at stake in the ERA debate.

Dance With A Poor Man's Daughter

Dance With A Poor Man's Daughter
Author: Pamela Jooste
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2011-10-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1448110408

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'Immensely moving and readable' The Times 'My name is Lily Daniels and I live in The Valley . . . Some of us, like my mother, don't live here any more. People say she went on the Kimberley train to try for white and I mustn't blame her because she could get away with it even if we didn't believe she would.' Through the sharp yet loving eyes of eleven-year-old Lily we see the whole vivid culture of the Cape Coloured community at the time when apartheid threatened its destruction. As Lily's beautiful but angry mother returns to Cape Town, determined to fight for justice for her family, so the story of Lily's past - and future - erupts. Dance with a Poor Man's Daughter is a powerful and moving tribute to a richly individual people.

Home for the Summer

Home for the Summer
Author: Holly Chamberlin
Publisher: Yorktide, Maine Novel
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2022-03-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 149673727X

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A mother and daughter escape to a beautiful coastal town in Maine to find healing in the wake of heartbreaking loss.

The Economist

The Economist
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1650
Release: 1999
Genre: Commerce
ISBN:

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The Beginning of Everything

The Beginning of Everything
Author: Kristen Ashley
Publisher: Rock Chick LLC
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2020-07-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

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Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton… The land was filled with beauty, but it was also splintered by war. Out of the chaos grew a conspiracy to reawaken the Beast, a fearsome creature who wrought only tragedy and devastation. The only way to stop him is to fulfill an ancient prophecy: Triton’s four strongest warriors must wed its four most powerful witches, binding all nations together and finally bringing peace to the land. This is the beginning of the story of their unions: the quiet maiden Silence and the savage king Mars. The cold warrior Cassius and the fiery witch Elena. The steadfast soldier True and the banished beauty Farah. And the pirate king Aramus and his mysterious queen Ha-Lah. Their unions will not be easy, but each couple must succeed… The fate of their world is at stake.

Federal Register

Federal Register
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1946-09
Genre: Delegated legislation
ISBN:

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One Minute Later

One Minute Later
Author: Susan Lewis
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2019-06-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062906577

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International bestselling author Susan Lewis’ riveting, unforgettable novel of a woman whose life changes in an instant and the handsome young man with whom she shares a secret history—perfect for readers of Jodi Picoult, Diane Chamberlain, and Susan Wiggs. How well do you know the people you love? For one young woman returning to the past, the answer could be heart-shattering... Vivi Shager is living her dream. Raised with drive and ambition by a resolutely single mother, Vivi has a thriving law career, a gorgeous apartment in London, and a full calendar that keeps her busy at work and at play. Then on the day of her twenty-seventh birthday, an undiagnosed heart condition sends Vivi’s prospects for the future into a tailspin. After escaping her roots nearly a decade ago, she’s forced to return to her childhood home to be cared for by her devoted and enigmatic mother. Vivi has always known the woman is hiding something and now she’s determined to find out what it is. Though her condition makes her fragile and vulnerable and she’s afraid of what may happen, her spirit remains strong. Then comes an unexpected ray of light. Josh Raynor, a local veterinarian who his sisters claim is too handsome for his own good, brings a forbidden love to Vivi’s world. Josh and Vivi are soon inseparable, unaware of the past their families share. All Vivi knows is that Josh is wrestling with a demon of his own… Then quite suddenly the awful truth is staring Vivi in the face and it changes everything.