The Authors
“Twenty Year bucket list dream comes true for South African mother
and daughter, living in Sydney, Australia who have published a fiction novel and
received rave reviews prompting a sequel and potential film.” — Candice Meisels voted Mother of the Year
Ilona Beutum
Born in Johannesburg in beautiful South Africa, a white person in a society that legalised discrimination against non-whites, I attended an all whites’ school, because at that time, education in South Africa was segregated. I was taught that apartheid meant separate but equal development. Going on to major in law and psychology at University, I loved the campus life where, for the first time, I came into contact with non-whites on an equal basis.
As a law student, I had the privilege of attending lectures by leading academics, many of whom had taken a stance against the unjust apartheid regime. Among other things, we debated the role of a just Judge in an unjust society. After completing my law articles, I migrated to Australia and continue to pursue justice in my own law practice.
Cynthia Sacht
So here I am at eighty-two years of age to share the surreal experience of jointly writing a novel with my delightful daughter, Ilona. . . and finally, seeing it materialise.
Our book was published and the launch followed. Family and friends from all over the world were drawn together to become part of our kismet. I would encourage others to write together. It doesn’t have to take twenty years.
