Thoughts in a Makeshift Mortuary by Jenny Hobbs. 1st 1989. H/C with jacket. 424 pp.

A praise song to South Africans of all races who are trying to build bridges rather than blow them up.

A young couple in a village in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho are shot dead by hooded gunmen. She was a white South African teacher, he a coloured ANC activist. As the local people prepare for the funeral, a ray of hope shines through the darkness.

First published 1989 by Michael Joseph, London. Condition: Fair to good. Pages yellowed. Name of previous owner on flyleaf. Jacket edges worn and torn.