Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #270792 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Synopsis
'You just don't get it, do you Victoria? These people are ruthless. I don't care what they do to me, but no one else must be harmed.' When Victoria's friend Maswe appears at her door, badly beaten and begging for a place to hide, she agrees to help. Soon the police are searching the house and watching Victoria's family. What has Maswe done? Victoria would do anything to keep him safe, even undertake a dangerous journey, to carry a vital message to the ruthless resistance leader Godiva. But while Victoria's feelings for Maswe deepen, he is impatient to return to his dangerous activist's life and the fight for freedom..."Blue Sky Freedom" is set in South Africa in the 1970's - it is a story of love, loss and courage set against the backdrop of South Africa in the grip of apartheid.

Customer Reviews

A very real story
Blue Sky Freedom is the story of a white teenage girl, Victoria, growing up in South Africa in the years of apartheid. Her family is liberal and live peacefully and on friendly terms with the blacks they know. But Victoria gradually discovers that the people around her aren't all like that. The darkest sides of the regime she lives under are brought forcefully home to her and to her family through a tragedy that touches them personally. But Victoria is not willing to leave it at that. She is determined to fight injustice, no matter what the cost.
This story is so well written that it jumps off the page. The language and the writing have a completely authentic feel. This is an excellent book for learning about what apartheid meant in South Africa in the 70s and it's also a cracking story.

A gripping page turner
It came as no surprise to find this new author has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, which will be announced in early 2008. I found this book to be very well crafted, intelligently written and quite gripping. Having started in the evening and reading through into the wee hours, my only disappointment is that I must now wait for the follow-up book's release, in which the fate of Blue Sky Freedom's heroine is to be determined. I strongly recommend this book for adolescents as well as adults.

A Great Read!
I found Blue Sky Freedom thoroughly absorbing and I was enthralled throughout.

Blue Sky Freedom is an entertaining and moving adventure, which brilliantly captures the atmosphere of South Africa under apartheid.

I highly recommend this book.