Thoughts in a Makeshift Mortuary

Posted on 16 December 2017 by Jenny Hobbs

1985 In a mountain village in Lesotho, a father rages as a mother weeps Shot dead their only daughter Rose, a teacher, and her husband Jake, an activist and poet South Africa s laws forced them into exile, while hooded gunmen took their lives Amid the sorrow and commotion of funeral preparations, Rose and her parents evolving understanding of their turbulent country and of each other unfolds, always intimately connected with the lives of the women who worked for them But all has not been lost there was a survivor of the shooting Hope.Thoughts in a Makeshift Mortuary, Jenny Hobbs s rich, powerful first novel, is a story about ordinary living in extraordinary times and a moving tribute to those who worked to raise a South Africa driven to its knees. New Download Kindle ePUB Thoughts in a Makeshift Mortuary By Jenny Hobbs – kino-fada.fr Wonderful book from a true storyI read this in the early 90s before Mandela was elected It was a heartbreaking story, but so well written You can fell the parents pain.This was an epochal book I read it as a teenager, and often again through the years It helped to shape my political consciousness.Not done yet, but the story is heart breaking It s also giving me the best glimpse into apartheid despite many annual treks to South Africa and even a recent trip to Lesotho I have an appreciation for the context, but visits, no matter their frequency, only provide so much insight This story is told by someone who has lived the ugly truths, listened to the many perspectives and...My first brush with apartheid in south africa.Sad but eye opening story abt a black poet turned activist marrying an uptown educated white girl.they both end up dead leaving an infant to be cared for by her parents....One of the most influential books I read during my teen years.

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16 December 2017

Jenny Hobbs