Journey to Jo'burg (Essential Modern Classics)

Synopsis

Frightened That Their Baby Sister Dineo Will Die, Thirteen-year-old Naledi And Her Younger Brother Tiro Run Away From Their Grandmother To Johannesburg To Find Their Mother, Who Works There As A Maid. Their Journey Illustrates At Every Turn The Grim Realities Of Apartheid - The Pass Laws, Bantustans, Racism, The Breakdown Of Family Life.the Opulence Of The White Madam's House Contrasts Starkly With The Reality That Naledi And Tiro Face - That Their Baby Sister Is Suffering From Starvation, Not An Incurable Disease.