Julys People

Bam and Maureen Smales, a South African couple who pride themselves on their liberal views on apartheid, find their lives turned around when a revolution puts their servant, July, in charge of their lives and their fates. How they confront this challenge provides the plot in Gordimer's tough take on the appalling realities of apartheid, and on the responsibility of whites who were unaware that they contributed to it. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.