Wolseley
By: J. John Le Grange
Publisher: South Africa Writing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Johannesburg; Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9780620623636
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Fiction
Description: New South Africa emerged peacefully and full of hope after Apartheid. Yet life is looking desperate for one white family, struggling to survive. Martha, Hendrik and their daughter Magda are six months behind with their rent when they are finally asked to vacate their house in the quiet town of Wolseley. Selling their remaining things, they head to Cape Town, their last chance. Cape Town proves to be unconcerned with their misfortune and the broken family must navigate the streets. It is from the streets that they'll learn that though Apartheid has ended, it is poverty that still segregates. Each character narrates their part of the story and the journey, moving further away from the hot coffee and sanity of Wolseley.