![]() An evocative debut novel set during a defining period in history, A Conspiracy of Mothers tells a gripping story of love and betrayal from multiple perspectives while deftly balancing the painful legacy of apartheid with the trials of motherhood. ![]() Ingrid’s very existence is proof of a white man’s crime, and that man’s mother will do anything-even kill-to ensure the truth remains buried. But Ingrid is missing, and as Yolanda quickly discovers, she isn’t the only woman in Cape Town desperate to protect her own. A Conspiracy of Mothers is her debut novel. While there Yolanda longs to reconnect with her estranged daughter, Ingrid, the product of an illegal mixed-race affair with a white man. Colleen van Niekerk was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, and now lives in Vancouver, Canada. Against a backdrop of apartheid and racial violence, traumatized artist Yolanda Petersen returns from the Appalachian foothills to the land of her youth at the behest of her mother. : A Conspiracy of Mothers: A Novel (9781542023849) by Van Niekerk, Colleen and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books. ![]() ![]() The power of love, the relationship between acceptance and forgiveness, and the grace of moving on are all explored with wisdom and tenderness. The year is 1994, and South Africa is in political turmoil as its first democratic election looms. Set in the year when apartheid was finally coming to a legal end, this book explores the role our mothers play in protecting us, encouraging us to be our true selves, and helping us face the world. From a bold new voice in literary fiction comes a compelling story of three mothers whose lives intersect during a generation-defining period in South Africa’s history. ![]()
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