Jan Conradie

Struggles in the Shadows (eBook, ePUB)

The other side of Apartheid

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

truggles in the Shadows is a sweeping, emotionally charged historical novel that reveals a side of apartheid rarely explored-the hidden suffering, manipulation, and betrayal experienced by South Africa's poor and working-class white communities who lived far from the privileges often associated with their skin colour.

Set against the vast, unforgiving landscapes of the Karoo, this novel follows the lives of families trapped between poverty, state propaganda, and the powerful political machinery of a regime that viewed them not as partners in power, but as expendable tools.

Through the intertwined stories of the Strydom family-Willem, Anna, Marius, and the estranged Gert-the narrative exposes:

The myth of white unity and the deep class divisions within apartheid

How poor Afrikaners were used, lied to, and sacrificed by elites tied to shadowy networks like The Covenant Circle

The devastating impact of indoctrination in farm schools and technical institutions

Secret oil operations, cover-ups and state corruption that shaped rural lives without their knowledge

The psychological burden carried by boys forced into military service, labour, or silence

A son's journey to uncover the truth buried beneath decades of secrecy, shame, and political manipulation

At its heart, this is a story about people who were promised security but given only survival-families caught in a system they didn't control yet were forced to defend.

As Gert Strydom uncovers a cache of secret documents proving that powerful interests exploited his family's land, he sparks an underground movement that threatens to expose the last untold scandal of apartheid: the betrayal of its own.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: PublishDrive
• Seitenzahl: 187
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 6610001109240
• Artikelnr.: 75985269