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Frankie and Stankie

by Barbara Trapido

Race relationsFictionRomanSouth africa, fictionFiction, general

Dinah and her sister Lisa are growing up in South Africa in the fifties. It is at school that Dinah first learns about racism. As we follow Dinah from childhood, through adolescence and marriage, to voluntary exile in London, we get a vivid glimpse of oneof the darker passages of 20th century history.

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Book data: Open Library