Subversion
Previously Featherstream
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R375.00 / $14.99 USD
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Book Description
With the Nazis triumphant in Europe, North Africa and much of the USSR, control of the shipping lanes off the southernmost tip of Africa is an Allied imperative. At the urging of Prime Minister Jan Smuts, South Africa’s parliament has narrowly voted to join the British war effort, but the country remains bitterly divided. Feisty University student Anna van der Vliet returns to her family farm near Cape Agulhas during the holidays. Noticing strange comings and goings in the area, she begins to suspect that her father, a prominent Member of Parliament, may be involved in a clandestine operation to aid the enemy. As a patriot, Anna feels compelled to inform the authorities, but what if this means betraying her family and lover? Drawing on extensive historical research, Subversion is a unique tapestry of suspense, wartime intrigue and romance.
Praise For This Book
A tale charged with intrigue, tension and wrenching emotion….an absorbing and entertaining read.
Tony Grogan, Artist, Cartoonist & Author
“This is an intriguing, well-researched historical novel that sheds some light on life in South Africa during the war years. This book could appeal to fans of Barbara Mutch’s The Girl from Simon’s Bay.”
Wordsworth
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I loved reading Catastrophe and was sorry when Lena’s story ended. I also loved the graphic detail and could see everything as I read the text. The ‘voice’ of Lena was so utterly compelling, moving and convincing.
Heather Parker Lewis, Author
An intriguing tale…Sutherland’s novel has all the ingredients for a good read.
Brian Joss, The Gremlin
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A sense of place and time, both credible and compelling.
Robin Stuart-Clark, Print Matters
The novel is fantastic and had me hooked to the end!
Alison Gwynne-Evans, English Alive
A superlative literary thriller… A novel about how we tell stories and are shaped by them, about truth and trust, self and society, catastrophe and creation.
Christy Weyer, Liberty Books, Elgin
A very accomplished novel.
Markus Hoffmann, RHA Literary Agency
Sensitively written prose gently evoking the mood of the local landscape.
Sally Ann Watkins
Featherstream is a successful first novel. It is written with great care and attention to detail, and has an unusual and credible plot. It is a compelling and readable thriller which convincingly brings to life the Cape of 80 years ago.
Dr Sara Pienaar, Historian
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Headline feature in Agulhas community newspaper 2Oceanenuus.
2Oceanenuus
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An impressive read! Well researched and riveting.
Michael Bampfield-Duggan, Wine Concepts
Great story – intriguing, gripping, impossible to put down. Kept me up past midnight!
Michael Fleming
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Ian Sutherland
About the Author
One of the many things that makes Ian unique as a novelist is the way he successfully straddles the academic, business, and literary worlds, thereby appealing to a broad audience.
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Subversion
R375,00
Previously Featherstream
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