The crime? Having a black mother and white father in apartheid South Africa. Noah's stories from his childhood don't just reveal the absurdities of the apartheid system, they illuminate the courage and persistence of those who wouldn't succumb to it, above all Noah's gallant mother. Noah is very funny indeed - as you would expect from a professional comedian - but beneath the humour is an amazingly tough determination to survive, indeed thrive. Wonderful!
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 93 Summer 2019 ) |
