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Subversion
February 1942. With the Nazis triumphant in Europe, North Africa and much of the USSR, control of the shipping lanes off the southernmost tip of Africa is an Allied imperative. At the urging of Prime Minister Jan Smuts, South Africa’s parliament has narrowly voted to join the British war effort, but the country remains bitterly divided.
Feisty university student Anna van der Vliet returns to her family farm near Cape Agulhas during the holidays. Noticing strange comings and goings in the area, she begins to suspect that her father, a prominent Member of Parliament, may be involved in a clandestine operation to aid the enemy.
As a patriot, Anna feels compelled to inform the authorities, but what if this means betraying her family and lover?
Drawing on extensive historical research, Featherstream is a unique tapestry of suspense, wartime intrigue and romance.
Feisty university student Anna van der Vliet returns to her family farm near Cape Agulhas during the holidays. Noticing strange comings and goings in the area, she begins to suspect that her father, a prominent Member of Parliament, may be involved in a clandestine operation to aid the enemy.
As a patriot, Anna feels compelled to inform the authorities, but what if this means betraying her family and lover?
Drawing on extensive historical research, Featherstream is a unique tapestry of suspense, wartime intrigue and romance.
338 pages, Paperback
Published November 2, 2022
About the author
Ian Sutherland
2 books5 followersIan is a Cape Town-based novelist. His latest Exclusive Books best-seller is Catastrophe, a historical thriller set in Ukraine in the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. His previous published work includes Subversion (previously Featherstream), also a historical thriller set in WWII of the coast of South Africa. He holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town. Shortlisted for the 2018 Short Sharp Stories Award, he also placed twice in the annual SA Writers College short story competition and has appeared in publications as diverse as the Anthology of South African Short Stories, Instant Exposure, and Engineering News. Ian is also a qualified engineer with an MBA from Columbia University. His passions include travel, literature, surfing, and dancing the tango.
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August 31, 2019
Excellent reading. I enjoyed it from A to Z. So much suspense! I read it within a day because I just kept on reading to see what happened next.
October 9, 2018
Excellent writing for a debut novelist! Full of suspense until the last page
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