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Rented Silence: The Birthplace of Slavery
Paperback
Series: African Freedom
ISBN13: 9780979480591
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Jan 20 2016
Pages: 362
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.81 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
TWO TINY NEWBORNS WERE BURIED ALIVE IN A COMPOST PIT, covered with corn husks and left to die. A hungry wild dog, saliva flowing, stood impatiently over the mound. As it started to dig out its prey, an escaped slave whooshed it away. Drawn by the sound of a weak human cry, the runaway cautiously approached the mournful whimper. What could provoke a new mother to bury her twin babies alive? A will to protect her children from the inescapable pain and horror of becoming chattel to an evil South African plantation owner.
Experience post-WWII Africa through the eyes of characters who unearth the painful secrets of those times:
- Shiya, a white newborn rescued from an intended grave, who lives five idyllic years in the bush before she is captured, tormented, and eventually freed.
- Anele, the black runaway slave who saves Shiya's life and suffers the consequences for the rest of her days.
- Alan Hallworthy, the wealthy, cruel plantation owner who lusts for the bodies of young girls, even that of his own five-year-old daughter.
- Brianna, Shiya's modern-day daughter who is mystified by her mother's secrets and never stops trying to reveal the truth.
Lucia Mann's story exposes South Africa's crimes against humanity during and after British colonial rule. It takes you through a roller coaster of emotions as it describes South Africa from post-WWII to the modern day.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lucia Mann, humanitarian and activist, was born in British colonial South Africa in the wake of World War II. She now resides in British Columbia, Canada. She retired from freelance journalism in 1998, and wrote her books to give voice to those who have suffered and are suffering brutalities and captivity. Visit www.LuciaMann.com and www.ReportModernDaySlavery.org for more information on how you can help alleviate the scourge of modern-day slavery.
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