The main character of this novel learns from an in progress biography that another character had once been married to Colette Swan. Because the protagonist is "named," she is unable to acquire a passport until she solicits the help of Brand Vermeulen, and during her travels she meets the married Bernard Chabalier and becomes his mistress. During her childhood, the protagonist of this novel lived with her adopted black brother, but that boy later scolds her for not knowing his real name and still calling him Baasie. The protagonist's mother Cathy had died before the plot of this novel, and her father Lionel dies after being imprisoned for thre
The main character of this novel learns from an in progress biography that another character had once been married to Colette Swan. Because the protagonist is "named," she is unable to acquire a passport until she solicits the help of Brand Vermeulen, and during her travels she meets the married Bernard Chabalier and becomes his mistress. During her childhood, the protagonist of this novel lived with her adopted black brother, but that boy later scolds her for not knowing his real name and still calling him Baasie. The protagonist's mother Cathy had died before the plot of this novel, and her father Lionel dies after being imprisoned for three years. For 10 points, name this novel about the title character Rosa's involvement in the anti-apartheid movement by Nadine Gordimer.
The main character of this novel learns from an in progress biography that another character had once been married to Colette Swan.
Burger's Daughter