In our own back yard

Kayes, Anne

Notes
Summary: It's March 2020 and Liza, her husband and two teenage children are at home in Auckland in level-four lockdown due to Covid-19. Reflections with her family around the dining table inspire Liza to reflect on another challenging time in history nearly forty years before when the South African Springbok rugby team toured New Zealand. Casting her memory back to 1981, Liza recalls her life as a fifteen-year-old, including her first love, friendships, first-hand experiences of racism, and what it means and what it costs to find your voice and use it. In Our Own Backyard is a startling, confronting portrait of a society divided
Themes
Race and culture - Racism
Race and culture - Race relations
Social - Activism
Social - Civil rights
Location edition Bar Code due date
New Zealand author B027938
09/04/2024