Reviews for Somehow tenderness survives

The average rating for Somehow tenderness survives based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-08-22 00:00:00 C T Chew Winston A collection of passionate, poignant and precise stories told by people who have lived the pain they write. Moving and sad, the stories may, at least in part, be lost to non-South African readers. Those of us who lived through these times know the tension, pain, guilt, fear and frustration of the daily life of those times. There was no escaping it, present in the eyes and body language of all. Even the most arrogant whites who were determined to maintain the status quo, carried behind their bravado and arrogance a deep knowledge and understanding that these times would inevitably end. It was just a question of when and how. Most assumed that, like the rest of Africa, it would be a bloodbath. It is a great tribute to all the people of South Africa that the transition from white supremacy to democracy took place in a calm and civilized manner: truth and reconciliation. The world in general has not given the peoples of South Africa the credit, praise and support that they deserve for so miraculous an accomplishment.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-05-15 00:00:00 Raymond Goldstein Lake Oswego Public Library