His daughter’s partner, Elroy, a black social-worker, is brought face to face with Alfred’s younger son Dirk, who hates and fears all black people. The scene is set for violence, and Alfred’s wife May is forced to choose between justice and kinship. This ground-breaking novel tackles the taboo subject of racial hatred, as it looks for the roots of violence within one British family.
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