As stated in the novel's preface, the fictional story of Mother to Mother is based on the real events from 1993 peaking in Amy Biehl's death in Cape Town's Gugulethu.[1]
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Chapter 4 teaches us about womanhood in Guguletu. Before Mandisa knows to worry about Mxolisi, it is Siziwe she worries about. Siziwe is vulnerable in the chaos, and on her way home, Mandisa worries that her daughter will be raped. Rape, along...
Amy is tall and strong. She has a radiant smile and long dark hair.
Cape Town Apartheid in 1990s South Africa.
