The Keep

Fiction & Literature, Classics, Literary
Cover of the book The Keep by Jillian Becker, Gothenburg Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jillian Becker ISBN: 9781386002048
Publisher: Gothenburg Books Publication: April 1, 2019
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Jillian Becker
ISBN: 9781386002048
Publisher: Gothenburg Books
Publication: April 1, 2019
Imprint:
Language: English

The story is about the Leyton family, of Russian-Jewish descent, living in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the 1930s. The father, Rayfel, is a lawyer who aspires to political power. He believes the racially divided country can be saved by liberal democracy. His wife, Freda, despises Johannesburg society and longs for romantic drama in her life. Their articulate, imaginative, even visionary daughter, Josephine, is precocious in her understanding of those who surround her at home and at school, and is troubled by the injustices some of them suffer. She has extraordinary empathy with her handsome, inarticulate brother, Simon. He is a force of nature, wild, at times to the point of savagery. The adults live as Europeans in an Africa that remains mysterious and alien, beautiful but dangerous to them. Its menace lurks even where they feel most safe in their suburban home. In the end, it defeats and destroys them all except Simon.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The story is about the Leyton family, of Russian-Jewish descent, living in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the 1930s. The father, Rayfel, is a lawyer who aspires to political power. He believes the racially divided country can be saved by liberal democracy. His wife, Freda, despises Johannesburg society and longs for romantic drama in her life. Their articulate, imaginative, even visionary daughter, Josephine, is precocious in her understanding of those who surround her at home and at school, and is troubled by the injustices some of them suffer. She has extraordinary empathy with her handsome, inarticulate brother, Simon. He is a force of nature, wild, at times to the point of savagery. The adults live as Europeans in an Africa that remains mysterious and alien, beautiful but dangerous to them. Its menace lurks even where they feel most safe in their suburban home. In the end, it defeats and destroys them all except Simon.

More books from Literary

Cover of the book Every Force Evolves a Form by Jillian Becker
Cover of the book Invitation to a Bonfire by Jillian Becker
Cover of the book Neecey's Lullaby by Jillian Becker
Cover of the book Morire in primavera by Jillian Becker
Cover of the book The Native Americans Who Changed the World - Biography Kids | Children's United States Biographies by Jillian Becker
Cover of the book Capital by Jillian Becker
Cover of the book At the Bus Station by Jillian Becker
Cover of the book Signals from a Lampless Beacon: Their Burdens Lifted by Jillian Becker
Cover of the book Le avventure di Robinson Crusoè by Jillian Becker
Cover of the book De Saint-Louis à Tripoli par le lac Tchad by Jillian Becker
Cover of the book Pierre et Jean de Guy de Maupassant (Analyse approfondie) by Jillian Becker
Cover of the book Semiotics Unbounded by Jillian Becker
Cover of the book Mémoires de J. Casanova de Seingalt, écrits par lui-même by Jillian Becker
Cover of the book The Ten Thousand Things by Jillian Becker
Cover of the book The Age of Innocence by Jillian Becker
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy