Set in apartheid-era South Africa, the novel follows a relationship that should be simple—two people drawn to each other—but becomes charged, unstable, and dangerous under the pressure of law, race, and surveillance.

Brink doesn’t write politics as backdrop. It sits inside the body—desire becomes risk, intimacy becomes exposure, and even private moments feel watched. No clean narrative, instead a record of how systems distort perception, turning love, power, and identity into unstable terrain.

First American Edition (Summit Books, 1984), with full number line. Hardcover. Jacket present but shows visible wear: edge chipping and small tears, particularly along the top and lower front edge. Boards remain solid; binding firm. Interior clean and unmarked.