David Evans

David Evans lived in South Africa before coming to the UK to teach and write. Touch of the Sun was was the winner of the North West Commonword novel competition.

Titles by David Evans

A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun is a jolting ride through the back streets of apartheid South Africa. Simon Brown is obsessed with sex and social climbing, he is embarrassed by his mother's easy way with the local Coloureds and appalled by his school friend's ambition to join the hard core Special Branch. From stuck-up beauty, Elizabeth Carter, to Thandi, the fiery young daughter of the family maid, he keeps falling for the wrong girl. As a cub reporter on the local rag, Simon finds himself propelled into the frontline of conflict. When the government declares a State of Emergency and family secrets threaten to undo him, Simon is forced to choose: preserve his white privileges or turn law breaker?

?The sense of place, the sense of time, the honesty and messy humanity ? I loved it all!? - Jimmy McGovern

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