The roots of modern Apartheid are exposed through the painful and revealing correspondence of three very different
South African women -- two black and one "liberal" white -- from 1949 to 1951. Although the letters speak
for themselves, the editor has written an introduction and epilogue which tell of the tragic ending to this riveting
story.
"The history of a place and time is made vivid by the combination of the rich personal record of the letters
and the theoretically framed analytic discussion. The result is new insight into the history of black education
in South Africa, and a revealing study of the dynamics of women's relations under colonialism across the lines
of race, age and power."
-- Susan Greenstein, The Women's Review of Books
"This rich collection of letters deserves its own reading, as do Shula Marks's bracketing essays. They
are invaluable for clarifying the myriad ramifications that the letters raise for African women."
-- International Journal of African Historical Studies
