Southern Cross

by Jann Turner

Anna and Paul are bound by a love so deep that it seems nothing can come between them. He is white, she is not, and in apartheid-riven South Africa, their work in the underground resistance movement is riddled with danger. Then, one night, Paul is brutally murdered. Trapped in a deep-seated grief, but sustained by Paul’s memory, Anna continues to fight for justice. Ten years later, in the newly democratic South Africa, Anna brings the unsolved murder to the Truth Commission, setting off a chain of events that uncovers the lies surrounding Paul’s death—and a darker truth no one wants to see.

336 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2003

Reviews

[Rachelle Seymore · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of the best South African political novels I've yet read. It's set at the time of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and gives a clear and realistic view of what took place in this country. Anna and Paul are a couple active in the struggle for freedom. Paul gets murdered and Anna can't let go. She wants to know who killed him. After a long search she starts finding answers and those shock her to her core. Jann Turner gives such vivid descriptions of people, interviews, meetings and scenes that you can picture every moment of the book. Well done! A very worthwhile read.