Author

Publication

2002 - W.W. Norton, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

85,000 words, Guess

Page Count

340 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL3954828M
  • ISBN-100393041484
  • ISBN-139780393041484
  • Goodreads865662
  • LibraryThing278322
and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001054616
  • OCLC Control Number48241391
  • Better World Books9780393041484

Classifications

  • DDC823/.914
  • LCCPR6069.L56 R44 2002
  • LCCPR6069.L56R44 2002

Description

"In a small, dusty, South African town, three people, returning after many years away, are about to meet their past. Successful prosecutor Sarah Barcant leaves New York to help Ben, her mentor and inspiration, with one last case. Dirk Hendricks is being driven, handcuffed, to the police station in Smitsrivier where he was previously a deputy, there to meet his former prisoner, the man he tortured, Alex Mpondo.". "These three are drawn by the Truth Commission like a magnet back into their pasts, setting the stage for the moment of collision. But the real truth will be felt in the wings: in the fatal strain in a marriage, in the violated memory of a sweet son, and in a victim's understanding of his own complicity."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

SARAH GLANCED DOWN, watching as her black suede ankle boots clipped up the subway stairs.

Description

"In a small, dusty, South African town, three people, returning after many years away, are about to meet their past. Successful prosecutor Sarah Barcant leaves New York to help Ben, her mentor and inspiration, with one last case. Dirk Hendricks is being driven, handcuffed, to the police station in Smitsrivier where he was previously a deputy, there to meet his former prisoner, the man he tortured, Alex Mpondo.". "These three are drawn by the Truth Commission like a magnet back into their pasts, setting the stage for the moment of collision. But the real truth will be felt in the wings: in the fatal strain in a marriage, in the violated memory of a sweet son, and in a victim's understanding of his own complicity."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

Other Editions

  • Red dustW.W. Norton2002-01-01

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