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Book Synopsis‘Superbly reported, compelling . . . wonderfully captures the spirit of that time’ Financial Times
'Gripping and important' Observer
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Nine days that set the course of a nation... Johannesburg, Easter weekend, 1993.
Nelson Mandela has been free for three years and is in slow-moving power-sharing talks with President
FW de Klerk when a white supremacist shoots Mandela’s popular young heir apparent, Chris Hani, in the hope of igniting an all-out civil war. Will he succeed in plunging South Africa into chaos, safeguarding apartheid for perhaps years to come? Or can Mandela and de Klerk overcome their differences and mutual suspicion and calm their followers, plotting a way forward?
In
The Plot to Save South Africa, acclaimed South African journalist Justice Malala recounts the rivetin
Trade Review‘
Superbly reported, compelling . . . wonderfully captures the spirit of that time’ * Financial Times *
'Gripping and important' * Observer *
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A dramatic work of history, prodigiously reported and beautifully crafted. Justice Malala is
a first-rate storyteller, deftly weaving history with a narrative that
reads like a novel. I couldn’t put it down’ -- Jonathan Eig, New York Times bestselling author of Ali: A Life
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Magnificent, furious, nuanced and un-put-downable. Malala steers us through the hatred, the grief, and the courage that shaped one nation-shaking week. The result is
a searing thriller, a
deeply moving work of investigative journalism, and a
mesmerising reminder of what leadership can achieve - and what South Africa almost squandered’ -- Andrew Harding, BBC Africa correspondent
‘A
suspenseful nonfiction thriller’ * Kirkus *
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Fast-paced, gripping, and expertly crafted, this book reads like a political thriller. With thorough reporting and vivid writing, Justice Malala delivers readers into the heart of South Africa as it faced unprecedented upheaval. The result is a
brilliant, moving, and extraordinary account of nine days that shaped a country and a continent, with the entire world looking on’ -- Toluse Olorunnipa, co-author of His Name is George Floyd
‘Although heart-wrenching at times, Malala's immaculately researched account underscores the power of Mandela’s great leadership in unimaginably difficult times’ * Booklist Starred Review *
Doggedly researched and immersively told, this is a fascinating study of a nation on the brink. * Publishers Weekly *
