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The Crack
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The Crack
The tensions and complexities of 1970s South Africa are brought vividly to life in this dark and powerful thriller
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Gentle but highly strung, Janet must support her Afrikaner husband in his new job as a plain-clothes policeman and specialist interrogator. Hektor-Jan heads off to work on New Year’s Day, aware that he is unbearably close to a bloody drama about to unfold.
As Janet’s world tightens and threatens to fracture, she must look to her children and cling to the support of Alice, her maid, and Solomon, her ever-faithful gardener. All too conscious of her own emotional fragility, Janet watches her mother slip into the folds of ‘Old Timers’ disease. And next door, the lurking, unfathomable Doug is up to no good. As the crack in the swimming pool widens, can Janet bridge the gaps that threaten them all?
Written with tenderness and disquieting power, Christopher Radmann exposes a brutal centre that cannot hold – and reveals how in apartheid South Africa, things must crack and fall apart.
The Crack is a compelling exploration of vulnerability and resilience, set against the backdrop of a society on the brink of transformation.
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The Crack is praised for its skilful and empathic writing, delivering a psychological depth that captivates readers. The prose is described as stark and concise, effectively exploring the entrenched injustices within societal and familial structures. Set in apartheid-era South Africa, the novel is noted for its symbolism and the portrayal of imperfectly concealed secrets and fractured lives.
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ISBN: 9781780747187
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 July 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 336
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About the Author
Christopher Radmann is from South Africa but has lived in England for the last twelve years. He is Head of Sixth Form and Head of English at a boarding school in Hampshire, England, where he lives with his wife and two children.
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