Frankie and Stankie
Published
January 2003
Publishers
UK
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury
Germany
Berlin Verlag
Dinah and her sister Lisa are growing up in 1950s South Africa, where racial laws are tightening. It's a time of dreadful change. Big sister Lisa is strong and sensible, while Dinah is weedy and arty; a non-eating asthmatic who is pampered by her anxious mother.
As we follow Dinah's journey through childhood and adolescence, we enter into one of the darker passages in twentieth-century history. Balancing darkness and light with marvellous dexterity, this is Barbara Trapido at the top of her form - vibrant, profound and, as always, irresistible.
Short-listed for the Whitbread Novel Award, 2003.
As we follow Dinah's journey through childhood and adolescence, we enter into one of the darker passages in twentieth-century history. Balancing darkness and light with marvellous dexterity, this is Barbara Trapido at the top of her form - vibrant, profound and, as always, irresistible.
Short-listed for the Whitbread Novel Award, 2003.
