The world of lies and secrets and the pain that goes with it are vividly brought to life." -Patric Tariq Mellet, author of The Lie of 1652: A decolonized history of land Colleen captures all this so well in cameos of captured time, which closely touched many a raw nerve of yet-unhealed wounds that are part of many of our lives. "Reading Colleen van Niekerk's A Conspiracy of Mothers was a gut-wrenching, emotional roller-coaster experience, with many lines resonating with my own belief that for South Africans to attain restorative justice, we first need to experience restorative memory. These characters, their resilience, and van Niekerk's reverence for her native South Africa make for an unforgettable read." - Booklist (starred review) Van Niekerk paints a vivid portrait of how the political was personal, and often tangled to the point of rot, in this time and place. "The fierce maternal instincts of an entire community of women drive this unforgettable debut novel.
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.Īn 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. While there Yolanda longs to reconnect with her estranged daughter, Ingrid, the product of an illegal mixed-race affair with a white man.īut Ingrid is missing, and as Yolanda quickly discovers, she isn't the only woman in Cape Town desperate to protect her own. 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. The year is 1994, and South Africa is in political turmoil as its first democratic election looms. 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.įrom 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. But Ingrid is missing, and as Yolanda quickly discovers, she isn't the only woman in Cape Town desperate to protect her own. While there Yolanda longs to reconnect with her estranged daughter, Ingrid, the product of an illegal mixed-race affair with a white man. Against a backdrop of apartheid and racial violence, Yolanda Petersen returns to the land of her youth at the behest of her mother.
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