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DEBUT In this lyrical first novel, Marais transports readers to 1970s South Africa, when apartheid still ruled. Interwoven chapters follow the story of ten-year-old Robin, coming of age after her parents are found dead and she resettles with carefree aunt Edith in Johannesburg, and of Beauty, a Xhosa woman actively searching for daughter Nomsa, who goes missing after a Soweto uprising. With vivid imagery, Marais brings compelling ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More