Ah, But Your Land is Beautiful is set in the 1950s, the time of\nthe Passive Resistance campaign, the Sophiatown removals, the\nemergence of the South African Liberal Party and the early stages\nof the Nationalist government in power. Revolving around the\neveryday experiences of a group of men and women whose lives\nreflect the human costs of maintaining a racially divided society,\nin a series of vivid and compelling episodes, Alan Paton examines\nwhat happens between people when such political events overtake\ntheir lives.

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