Student Comrade Prisoner Spy
AuthorBridget Hilton-Barber
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish
SubjectInternal resistance to apartheid; Espionage
GenreAutobiography
PublishedCape Town
PublisherPenguin Books
Publication date
August 2016
Pages246
ISBN978-1-77022-800-9 (Paperback)

Student Comrade Prisoner Spy is a 2016 autobiography by South African journalist Bridget Hilton-Barber.[1]

Background and synopsis

The book recounts Hilton-Barber's opposition to apartheid as a young white student at Rhodes University in the Eastern Cape, and the betrayal by her best friend Olivia Forsyth, who was a spy working for the Security Branch of the South African Police. The betrayal led to her imprisonment without trial. Thirty years later Hilton-Barber suffers a flashback which prompts her to journey back to the Eastern Cape to see if she can forgive her betrayer and finally move on from the brutal violence she suffered during the dying days of apartheid.[2]

Reception

In the City Press Sandra Laurence described the book as "chilling, terrifying, hopeful and deeply sad all at once" and a "catalogue of good intentions, commitment and grave risks taken", which made for "...captivating and enjoyable reading".[3] Laurence also praised the "clarity" and "honesty" of the memoir.

The book was also reviewed in the Springs Advertiser[4]

References

  1. ↑ "SA Legal Deposit Consortium /All Locations". Legaldeposit.ac.za. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Student Comrade Prisoner Spy by Hilton-Barber, Bridget | Penguin Random House South Africa". Penguinrandomhouse.co.za. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Book Review: A captivating touchstone of truth". News24. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Not enough detail". Springs Advertiser. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.


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