Immorality Act by Berend Mets.
Cape Town, in the 1960s.
Love across the colour bar is a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment. John Terreblanche, a police reporter seeking redemption, tells the story of a Xhosa nurse, Promise Madiba, a Dutch doctor, Willem Jansen, and a Malay prostitute, Marja de Koning, who engage in a passionate love triangle in the shadow of the Sharpeville massacre, as South Africa lurches towards becoming a Republic. Violent yet tender, Immorality Act spans from Indonesia to Cape Town and is a moving account of the impact of apartheid, racism and colonialism on lives in the twentieth century, as well as a celebration of the ungovernability of the human spirit.
This was a lovely and beautiful read. I did enjoy this book and I’m slowly starting to enjoy historical fiction. It was different and unique. I did like the cover. Beautifully written. I did like Marja promise and Willem and how they were together. It was brutal in parts. Very well written and very well researched. A very sensitive subject which must have been hard to write. The chapters were a little long but I soon got lost in the book. I liked the ending. 4*.
Format – Kindle
Publisher – The Book Guild
Publication Date – 25 Feb. 2024
Genre – Historical Fiction
Author – Dr Berend Mets
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