Hold The Line: The Springbok Tour Of ?é?Ç?Ö81, A Family, A Love Affair, A Nation At War

It's 1981 and the New Zealand is about to host the Springboks from South Africa for a national rugby tour. A well-supported protest movement pitches against a national of die-hard rugby supporters. Despite growing public protest, the Government and Rugby Union are adamant the tour will proceed. Beth returns from London. Her World War 2 veteran father is a rugby fanatic, her brother becomes a protestor embroiled in street violence. She studied law and meets Viktor who, unknown to her, is a member of the notorious Police Red Squad. What will happen to their polarised relationship in a country where the very survival of civil order is at risk? In this fast-paced novel, the nuances and tensions of the infamous 1981 Springbok Tour are probed and laid bare.

• | Author: Kerry Harrison
• | Publisher: Cloud Ink Press
• | Publication Date: June 08, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 226 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0473559463
• | ISBN-13: 9780473559465