Set in the independent Boer State of the Transvaal in Africa and spanning four decades through to the Sharpeville massacre of 1955, this is a tale about the boundaries imposed on people by a ruthless bureaucracy. Born in the Transvaal and ‘whiter than the moon,’ Jada is considered lucky, even as a ruthless bureaucracy intrudes deeper into her life, and the lives of those she loves. Her appearance can lead her to a better life – if her lies hold up. If she avoids enmeshment among illiterate dockworkers and dour, dark men building the riverbank town of Franksstad, she has a chance. Then she meets Adam, an educated black man living in a time and place where neither of these things are an advantage, and their love story unfolds against the turbulent, frantic expansion of their rapidly growing city. As the apartheid laws grow more oppressive, the couple find themselves accidental criminals, their life together no longer allowed. But some stories will be told, and Jada’s secrets remain a necessary reminder that some people remain unconquerable, no matter how much more there is to her story.
Clyve Rose is an award-winning, Amazon-bestselling author of historical fiction. She has been writing historical novels for the best part of two decades. Born in the Transvaal, she now makes her home in Sydney, Australia. Clyve believes that history has much to teach us and we ignore it at our peril. One day her epitaph will read Just one more read-through. She’s an avid blogger of little-known historical facts, myths and traditions and enjoys the research almost as much as crafting the stories in which to showcase her discoveries. To date, she’s authored 12 historical novels and novellas as part of collaborative collections. When she isn’t writing fiction, she can be found pounding the sand at any of the beautiful beaches near her Australian home.
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