Shadow Sisters
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Shadow Sisters

  1. 264 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Shadow Sisters

About this book

A brave, heartrending memoir of family, love and longing in the turbulent era of Apartheid in South Africa. During the terrifying years of Apartheid in South Africa, Shelley Davidow's family was a crime. At a time when it was illegal for black and white people to live together, Shelley's social activist parents took in Rosie, an abandoned black three-year-old. Rosie grew up as a beloved daughter and sister in a white household. Against the backdrop of racist laws and ever-present threats of violence, Shelley's parents did all they could to provide a safe, happy home for their five children. But when Rosie was sixteen, devastating truths came to light, shattering the family's understanding of the past. In this haunting memoir, Shelley Davidow sifts through the memories of her early life, searching for hope and reconciliation. Shadow Sisters leaves us with a deeper understanding of family love and of how, sometimes, that love is not enough.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Praise
  3. Author biography
  4. Title page
  5. Imprint page
  6. Dedication
  7. 1: A House by the River
  8. 2: A Foot in the Wall
  9. 3: The Builder Who Lived in a Shed
  10. 4: The Girl with the Name of a Flower
  11. 5: The Deep End of the Pool
  12. 6: Death in the Morning
  13. 7: Dying of Starvation and the Taste of Lollipops
  14. 8: Sellouts
  15. 9: Lessons from a Flight Instructor
  16. 10: Falling for Mr J
  17. 11: A Few States of Emergency
  18. 12: The Art of Truth-bending
  19. 13: The Smell of Someone Too Old
  20. 14: Aftershocks
  21. 15: The Art of Self-defence
  22. 16: The Taste of a Cool Wind
  23. 17: Escapees
  24. 18: How Things Crumble
  25. 19: The Rainbow Nation
  26. 20: Unravelling
  27. 21: Childhood, Version 2
  28. 22: Consecutive Acts of Trust-breaking
  29. 23: Heading North, Losing Things, Letting Go
  30. 24: Turning out the Lights
  31. 25: Money Is Sometimes Nothing
  32. 26: Entropy
  33. 27: Continental Drift
  34. 28: Time-travelling
  35. 29: Home Invasion
  36. 30: Skies of the Southern Hemisphere
  37. 31: The Last Return
  38. 32: Lost Stories
  39. 33: Imaginary Ending
  40. 34: After-images
  41. Acknowledgements