Yvette Christianse's Books
Nov.06.2006
In 1825, the newly appointed Superintendent of Police for the Cape Colony discovered a slave woman languishing in the Cape Town gaol. Sentenced to death on April 30 1823, Sila van den Kaap had not only survived, but also bore two children while in prison. What had she done to deserve death? And what moved the Superintendent to petition George IV for a full pardon on her behalf...
About Yvette
Yvette Christianse is a South-African born poet, novelist, and scholar. She is the author of two books of poetry Castaway (Duke 1999), Imprendehora (Kwela Books/Snail Press 2009) and the novelUnconfessed published in the US by Other Press (2006), in South...