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Medium soft cover
Name of previous owner in ink on first page otherwise very good condition
A gritty, evocative coming-of-age novel set in 1958 Johannesburg. It follows twelve-year-old Tommy and Chris as they navigate adolescence in the shadow of the West Rand Cons Mine, where rock n roll, kwela rhythms, and the sweat of the boxing ring shape their world. Under the mentorship of the enigmatic Jock McGinty, they seek identity and couragebut when Tommys whimsical sister Cecilia becomes vulnerable to danger, the boys are forced to confront loyalty, betrayal, and the loss of innocence. Liebenbergs prose captures the pulse of a bygone South Africa, blending social complexity with raw emotional truth.