4 Stars
288 Pages
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing Ltd
Release Date: February 28, 2020
Genre: Nonfiction, Biography, Memoirs, Theatre, Arts, Medical, AIDS, South Africa
In the 1960s, Kim Hope travelled from England to South Africa. As a young woman, she was touring with a theatre group. She was disturbed and horrified with the treatment of non-whites. The 1950s Population Registration Act was being used. There was a pencil hair test to determine race. This was still being used until it was repealed in 1991. In 1985, almost 800 people became a different race with this Act. After finding her telephone was tapped, she was concerned she might be in danger. She returned to England but always wanted to go back to South Africa.
Thirty years later, she returned after getting a teaching degree. She and her friend, Theresa, wanted to start a program incorporating non-violence and theatre to communities. She was shocked at the changes the country had undergone. She spent years teaching and working with her Themba Project (which means Hope).
The author has a descriptive writing style. She lived an interesting life and was able to share it in an interesting way.
