Rage of Life

About the book

Homeless at sixteen, Linda Malindi must fight for survival. Desperate for help when the birth of her baby is imminent, she staggers into Angels One, a shebeen whose vibrant trio of jazz musicians draws devotees from Sophiatown's world of gangsterdom. Linda discovers that beneath the turbulence and violence, Sophiatown heaves with the ferment of an irrepressible vitality. Spurning the guidance of Ma-jaze, the hard-nosed shebeen queen, she is soon enticed into a new life of danger and intrigue. Her unconscious sex appeal and zest for life make her an attractive addition to the Angels One scene. But only when she meets Simon Manzana, a gentle newcomer who has left his wife and child in his homeland to seek work in the city, does she taste the first sense of security and love she...