Author: JOOSTE, PAMELA
Title: People Like Ourselves
Description: Black Swan, UK, 2004. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9780552998710 336 pages. Available Now. Book Description: Julia belongs to the inner circle of Johannesburg high society. But in the New South Africa, things have changed - the days of tea on the lawn are over. Julia's husband, Douglas, is a serial adulterer and is no longer willing to pay for the small luxuries she has always enjoyed. Her daughter has rebelled herself right out of her life. She doesn't seem to be able to manage the 'home workers' who have developed a will of their own, and her best friend, Caroline, is quietly considering killing her husband. Now, Douglas' ex-wife, who is never spoken of, has announced her intention of coming to visit from London bringing, no doubt, her politically correct credentials along with her. She's coming to see Nelson Mandela, she says. People Like Ourselves takes a wry look at the brave new world that is the 'African miracle' today, by the prize-winning author of Frieda and Min, Like Water in Wild Places and Dance with a Poor Man's Daughter. : Review: Tough, smart and vulnerable ... her writing is emblematic of an entire people. : -- Independent : One of the new breed of women writers in South Africa who are telling our story with such power and talent. : -- Cape Times : Perceptive and sensitive and extremely funny. : -- The Times : Book Description: Sharply observed social novel of the New South Africa --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Size: 19.3 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm. 336 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Fiction; Paperback; ISBN: 0552998710. ISBN/EAN: 9780552998710. Inventory No: F245-1006.

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