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Hum If You Don't Know the Words

Auteur(s): Bianca Marais
Narrateur(s): Katharine Lee McEwan, Bahni Turpin
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 Perfect for readers of The Secret Life of Bees and The Help, a perceptive and searing look at Apartheid-era South Africa, told through one unique family brought together by tragedy.

Life under Apartheid has created a secure future for Robin Conrad, a ten-year-old white girl living with her parents in 1970s Johannesburg. In the same nation but worlds apart, Beauty Mbali, a Xhosa woman in a rural village in the Bantu homeland of the Transkei, struggles to raise her children alone after her husband's death. Both lives have been built upon the division of race, and their meeting should never have occurred...until the Soweto Uprising, in which a protest by black students ignites racial conflict, alters the fault lines on which their society is built, and shatters their worlds when Robin’s parents are left dead and Beauty’s daughter goes missing.

After Robin is sent to live with her loving but irresponsible aunt, Beauty is hired to care for Robin while continuing the search for her daughter. In Beauty, Robin finds the security and family that she craves, and the two forge an inextricable bond through their deep personal losses. But Robin knows that if Beauty finds her daughter, Robin could lose her new caretaker forever, so she makes a desperate decision with devastating consequences. Her quest to make amends and find redemption is a journey of self-discovery in which she learns the harsh truths of the society that once promised her protection.

Told through Beauty and Robin's alternating perspectives, the interwoven narratives create a rich and complex tapestry of the emotions and tensions at the heart of Apartheid-era South Africa. Hum If You Don’t Know the Words is a beautifully rendered look at loss, racism, and the creation of family. Fiction Fiction de genre Fiction littéraire Historique Récits initiatiques Afrique Village Émouvant
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Characters are so well developed that I identified with them all. They certainly show the complexities of the time and yet give hope for the future of South Africa. The narrator’s accents keep the movement between Robin and Beauty clear, moving, and convincing. Would love to hear how their lives connect in the years ahead!

Beautiful Story and Narration

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I loved this even more than her other book "If You Want to Make God Laugh. Bianca Marais is the consummate storyteller. The most difficult part is getting to the end and wanting to start all over again. Absolutely spectacular performances.

Loved it!

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Wow! Bianca tells a story like no other! Wonderfully descriptive, amazing voice, and memorable characters! Her writing leaves you wanting, no craving, more!

Great story!

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This book was selected by my book club and my print copy failed to show up in time. The Audible edition was available, so I thought I would try listening. What a revelation! The various actors performed in consistent accents, capably differentiating the Black from the White in this novel of events proceeding from the Soweto “riots” of 1976. When my print copy finally arrived, I so loved the Audible version that I reread it - twice. I would love to see a sequel. #Audible1

Theatre that Authenticates South African Context

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