Shades of Exodus

by Barry Levy

Overview

Shades of Exodus revolves around the true story of a South African family who flee the violence of South Africa only to fall victim to a vicious and bloody crime in Australia.

Once an outspoken critic of apartheid, David Levinrad now longs to return to the transformed 'rainbow nation.' His yearnings, heightened through life-changing events, takes us on a journey that tears at the soul and exposes our common humanity.

Is paradise always what it seems? And is there ever a way back?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014587808
Publisher:	IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd)
Publication date:	06/23/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	296
File size:	863 KB

About the Author

Barry Levy is a former South African journalist who moved with his Australian wife and two children to Australia in 1984 because of their abhorrence of apartheid. In 2004 Levy had his first novel published – Burning Bright, a story of young love, hate and child abuse, which was also translated into Italian. Levy's second book, As If! (Interactive Press, 2008), is a harsh, realistic and compassionate depiction of life on the streets for Australian kids.

Other publications include The Glazer Kidnapping, the true story of one of the kidnappers involved in the world's biggest kidnap of its time, which took place in South Africa in the mid sixties; a short story, "The Promised Land", published in At the Rendezvous of Victory, a compilation under the title of principal author and Nobel Literature Prize laureate Nadine Gordimer; and "The Souls from Nowhereland", a chapter in the recent compilation Should I Stay or Should I Go, which highlights the ongoing dilemma and argument around emigration for South Africans.

Levy has been a winner of the Australian Human Rights Award for Journalism - for a multiple series of stories on child sex abuse, domestic violence and homelessness; a winner of the Anning Barton Memorial Award for Outstanding Journalism (Central Queensland) – for a series of stories on child sex abuse (incest-rape), and a Walkley Awards Queensland State finalist – for his series on homelessness.

Editorial Reviews

Captures the emotions of loss and rebuilding with poetic insight. SHADES OF EXODUS will resonate with all migrants – South Africans in particular – who have battled with themes of meaning, relationships, sense of place, and personal identity as they have moved to new worlds.

Dr Robert Schweitzer

Shades of Exodus tells the true story of a South African family who flee the violence of South Africa only to fall victim to a vicious and bloody crime in Australia.

The novel centres on David Levinrad, once an outspoken critic of apartheid. He now longs to return to the transformed rainbow nation.

His yearnings, heightened through life-changing events, tear at the soul and expose everyone's common humanity.

Book Editor

The language is richly poetic in conveying the vital forces and connections that give one a sense of belonging. The struggles of the characters to make sense of their experiences and relate them to others make for a compelling narrative. Shades of Exodus constitutes a highly recommended contribution to a universal quest.

Dr Geoff Danaher

Like all good books, Shades of Exodus made me think. I thought about David and his yearning for 'home'. And Hannah and how she couldn't come to terms with her new country. And what happened to Miriam... Your book touched many nerves! I think it is honest and brave and congratulate you on it.

Daphne Tuttle

The details and humour describing the personalities and their interaction was quite remarkable and entertaining… but also with the rather confronting but necessary parts of the book, I felt the fear and denial… All in all, congratulations on a deeply significant and most readable book.

Glenda Fehler