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Featherstream (2018)
R65.00
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February 1942. With the Nazis triumphant in Europe, North Africa and much of the USSR, control of the shipping lanes off the southernmost tip of Africa is an Allied imperative. At the urging of Prime Minister Jan Smuts, South Africa’s parliament has narrowly voted to join the British war effort, but the country remains bitterly divided. Feisty university student Anna van der Vliet returns to her family farm near Cape Agulhas during the holidays. Noticing strange comings and goings in the area, she begins to suspect that her father, a prominent Member of Parliament, may be involved in a clandestine operation to aid the enemy. As a patriot, Anna feels compelled to inform the authorities, but what if this means betraying her family and lover? Drawing on extensive historical research, Featherstream is a unique tapestry of suspense, wartime intrigue and romance.
The year is 1942, and 20-year old Anna van der Vliet returns to her family farm near Cape Agulhas after time spent away at university. At the farm, we meet her father Stefan, a gregarious but overbearing character, who is also a prominent member of parliament. One night, he introduces Anna to Thomas, a handsome young German man who he claims to be working with. Later, Anna takes a late night stroll along the coast, and she witnesses persons unknown on a beach providing supplies to a German submarine just offshore. This leads her to question her father’s true association with Thomas. Anna knows that the South African government has officially pledged to aid the Allies in the Second World War, but there are also many Afrikaner citizens who would much rather see Germany triumph over the colonial British. She decides to get closer to Thomas, and also to investigate her father secretly. But if she learns that her father is a traitor, could she really betray him for the sake of her country? This is an intriguing, well-researched historical novel that sheds some light on life in South Africa during the war years. This book could appeal to fans of Barbara Mutch’s The Girl from Simon’s Bay.
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| Author | Ian Sutherland |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Vindigo Press |
| Place | Cape Town |
| Year | 2018 |
| ISBN | 9780620807357 |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Condition | Very Good |
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