When She Was White
Judith Stone
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When She Was White
by Judith Stone
Published
April 8, 2008
Publisher
Miramax
Pages
336
ISBN-13
9781401309374
ISBN-10
1401309372
Description
During the worst years of official racism in South Africa, the story of one young girl came to symbolize the injustice, corruption, and arbitrary nature of apartheid. Born in 1955 to a pro-apartheid white couple, Sandra Laing was officially registered and raised as a white child. But at a school for whites, she was mercilessly persecuted because of her dark skin and frizzy hair. Her parents attributed her appearance to an interracial union far back in family history. Their neighbors, however, thought Mrs. Laing had committed adultery with a black man. The family was shunned. When Sandra was ten, she was reclassified as "coloured." As a teenager, she eloped with a black man, her parents disowned her, and having known only the privileged world of the whites, she chose to begin again in a poor, all-black township, where life was a desperate struggle against a legal system designed to enslave.--From publisher description.
Subjects
The life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
For One More Day
The coloureds of South Africa
Justice in South Africa
Land restitution in South Africa
Coloured peoples of South Africa
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in When She Was White?
This edition of When She Was White has approximately 336 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read When She Was White?
For most readers, When She Was White typically takes between 7h 0m and 4h 40m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 84,000 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 5h 36m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 12 days • Estimated word count: 84,000 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of When She Was White?
The estimated word count for When She Was White is approximately 84,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of When She Was White?
When She Was White was written by Judith Stone.
When was When She Was White published?
The publication date for this specific edition is April 8, 2008. The original work may have been published on a different date.