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Set against the backdrop of race-segregated South Africa, the story follows Annie Firman, a young girl from an affluent white suburb. Along with her friend Barbara, she yearns for the complexities of adult life and the allure of sexual love. Annie's infatuation with a pretentious photographer leads to disappointment, prompting her to seek solace in a forbidden relationship with a "coloured" boy. This illicit romance challenges societal norms and reveals Annie's desire for control and connection amidst the oppressive racial landscape.
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The Virgins, Jillian Becker
- Language
- Released
- 2019
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- (Hardcover with dust jacket)
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- Title
- The Virgins
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jillian Becker
- Publisher
- Gothenburg Books
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Pages
- 202
- ISBN13
- 9781733308137
- Category
- Fiction, Romance, Ethnography
- Description
- Set against the backdrop of race-segregated South Africa, the story follows Annie Firman, a young girl from an affluent white suburb. Along with her friend Barbara, she yearns for the complexities of adult life and the allure of sexual love. Annie's infatuation with a pretentious photographer leads to disappointment, prompting her to seek solace in a forbidden relationship with a "coloured" boy. This illicit romance challenges societal norms and reveals Annie's desire for control and connection amidst the oppressive racial landscape.