❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ This one gets all the hearts/stars! What a story!

This novel is set in Apartheid South Africa during the turbulent times of the Soweto Uprising. The time and setting play as pivotal a role in the unfolding of the story as the characters do. You are immersed in the prejudice, racism, tragedy and heartbreaking challenges of the time period.

Beauty is a mother desperate to find and save her daughter, Nomsa, who has become caught up in the protests at Soweto. Robin is a young white girl who loses her parents in a tragic way.
With no other family she goes to live with her carefree aunt Edith. Edith, a flight attendant, is unable to care for her niece on a day to day basis. She hires Beauty to help her in an unorthodox plan that benefits everyone but also put them in danger if found out.

The relationship between Beauty and Robin was breathtaking. I found myself immersed in their story - feeling so much emotion. The secondary characters in their lives really brought so much richness to the novel. This book had me felling so much emotion. I laughed, I cried, I cringed, I gasped out loud. All I can really say is that you haven't read Bianca Marais' books - read them! This is not my usual genre and I am so glad I went outside of my comfort zone for this gem. This will undoubtedly be one of my favorite books of 2020!