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Colour Bar: The Triumph of Seretse Khama and His Nation
Susan Williams
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Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGR; HBJH; HBLW; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 280 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
The true story of a love which defied family, Apartheid, and empire - the inspiration for the major new feature film A United Kingdom, starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike London, 1947. He was the heir to an African kingdom. She was a white English insurance clerk. When they met and fell in love, it would change the world. This is the inspiring true story of Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams, whose marriage sent shockwaves through the establishment, defied an empire - and, finally, triumphed over the prejudices of their age. ... Read more
The true story of a love which defied family, Apartheid, and empire - the inspiration for the major new feature film A United Kingdom, starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike London, 1947. He was the heir to an African kingdom. She was a white English insurance clerk. When they met and fell in love, it would change the world. This is the inspiring true story of Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams, whose marriage sent shockwaves through the establishment, defied an empire - and, finally, triumphed over the prejudices of their age. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
329 g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141985701
SKU
V9780141985701
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99-50
About Susan Williams
Susan Williams is an historian and author of many books, most recently Spies in the Congo. The Race for the Ore that Built the Atomic Bomb (2016) and Who Killed Hammarskjöld? The UN, the Cold War and White Supremacy in Africa (2011), which triggered a new UN investigation in 2015 into the death of the Secretary General. She grew up ... Read more
Reviews for Colour Bar: The Triumph of Seretse Khama and His Nation
A story of forgiveness and healing ... as relevant today as when the whole drama was being played out
Alexander McCall Smith A gripping, heroic and darkly comic story of fading imperium
Sunday Times
Elegantly written ... Williams has done a masterly job
Guardian
An inspiring story ... [an] excellent and shaming book
Literary ... Read more
Alexander McCall Smith A gripping, heroic and darkly comic story of fading imperium
Sunday Times
Elegantly written ... Williams has done a masterly job
Guardian
An inspiring story ... [an] excellent and shaming book
Literary ... Read more