Can you give me a summary of the book July's People?

Answer by  Ginny (2251)

Written in the early 1980's, it's a story of survival by a white liberal couple in Johannesburg after a South African revolution and July, their black manservant. As blacks take over the country, the couple cannot leave and are forced to flee to July's village with their three children with the resulting tensions and interdependency between blacks and whites,

Answer by  Ken56 (1160)

This novel was written in 1981 and is a fictional account that seeks to tell how the system of apartheid in South Africa would end. The book was published before apartheid was toppled in reality later by political means. But the books creates a scenario where a violent civil war erupts between black people and the ruling white regime.

Answer by  SashaDarkCloud (5764)

It is a story of this white family during the civil war era in South America and they need their black servant July to show them how to survive.

Answer by  jimcwriting (219)

July's People deals with apartheid in South Africa. It follows a white family, Bam and Maureen Smales, who are sympathetic to the plight of blacks when the blacks start a revolution. The Smales family is then isolated. The book treats the issue of racism well and gives the reader a nice adventure to follow along with.