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No Man's Land
Author(s): Carel van der Merwe (Author), Jeanne Hromnik
- Publisher: Umuzi
- Publication Date: 30 April 2007
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 1415200289
- ISBN-13: 9781415200285
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Synopsis
36-year-old Paul du Toit, a covert army operative in the twilight years of white-ruled South Africa, believes he has buried his violent past, until events force him to apply for amnesty from the TRC for the deaths of two anti-apartheid activists. He is dismissed from his job and his wife sues him for divorce. Heartbroken and unemployable, Paul knows he has become a pariah. On discovering that Louise has fled to London, he follows her there to win her back and becomes part of the South African expatriate community. Adrift in an inhospitable city, he reflects on his past and his guilt, something he has avoided since being associated with the death of two activists. However, the truth is as elusive as Louise is, and his journey to London also becomes a painful journey into himself. He finds out that Louise harbours some secrets of her own and becomes involved in a violent feud with London criminals. Once again he is faced with a moral test – a test he has failed before. When he returns to South Africa he visits the relatives of the two dead activists and admits his guilt. He also finds out that even he did not know the full truth about what had happened.He now has to decide whether his future lies in South Africa.
