{"product_id":"the-plot-to-save-south-africa-9781471194511","title":"The Plot to Save South Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Superbly reported, compelling . . . wonderfully captures the spirit of that time’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping and important' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e __________________________________________________________________________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNine days that set the course of a nation...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Johannesburg, Easter weekend, 1993. \u003cb\u003eNelson Mandela\u003c\/b\u003e has been free for three years and is in slow-moving power-sharing talks with President \u003cb\u003eFW de Klerk\u003c\/b\u003e 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Plot to Save South Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed South African journalist Justice Malala recounts the rivetin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eSuperbly reported, compelling \u003c\/b\u003e. . . wonderfully captures the spirit of that time’  * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping and important'\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eA dramatic work of history, prodigiously reported and beautifully crafted\u003c\/b\u003e. Justice Malala is\u003cb\u003e a first-rate storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e, deftly weaving history with a narrative that \u003cb\u003ereads like a novel. I couldn’t put it down\u003c\/b\u003e’  -- Jonathan Eig, New York Times bestselling author of Ali: A Life\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eMagnificent, furious, nuanced and un-put-downable\u003c\/b\u003e. Malala steers us through the hatred, the grief, and the courage that shaped one nation-shaking week. The result is \u003cb\u003ea searing thriller\u003c\/b\u003e, a \u003cb\u003edeeply moving\u003c\/b\u003e work of investigative journalism, and a \u003cb\u003emesmerising \u003c\/b\u003ereminder of what leadership can achieve - and what South Africa almost squandered’  -- Andrew Harding, BBC Africa correspondent\u003cbr\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003esuspenseful nonfiction thriller\u003c\/b\u003e’  * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eFast-paced, gripping, and expertly crafted, this book reads like a political thriller\u003c\/b\u003e. 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 \u003cb\u003ebrilliant, moving, and extraordinary\u003c\/b\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e‘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 *\u003cbr\u003eDoggedly researched and immersively told, this is a fascinating study of a nation on the brink.  * Publishers Weekly *","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867190735191,"sku":"9781471194511","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781471194511.jpg?v=1722282124","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-plot-to-save-south-africa-9781471194511","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}