The Glass Barrier
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Set against the vivid, sun-scorched landscapes of South Africa, The Glass Barrier by Joy Packer is a bold and emotionally charged novel that confronts one of the most explosive social tensions of its era — the invisible but unyielding wall of racial division. The story centres on a young woman caught between two worlds, her heart torn by a love that society refuses to sanction, as she navigates a society rigidly stratified by colour, class, and colonial legacy. Packer chronicles the anguish of belonging nowhere, and the quiet, devastating cost of a world that enforces separation not with iron bars, but with something far more insidious — the glass barrier of prejudice and unspoken law. Joy Packer, celebrated for her autobiographical travel writing and her sharp-eyed observations of South African society, brings that same unflinching clarity to this work of fiction. Her prose is luminous and precise, weaving personal anguish into the broader fabric of a nation on the precipice of profound, irreversible change. A story of love, identity, and the courage it takes to challenge the invisible walls that divide us, The Glass Barrier leaves the reader asking a haunting question: when the barrier is made of glass, who truly has the power to shatter it?
Author: Joy Packer
Format: Hardback
Genre: Fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Set against the vivid, sun-scorched landscapes of South Africa, The Glass Barrier by Joy Packer is a bold and emotionally charged novel that confronts one of the most explosive social tensions of its era — the invisible but unyielding wall of racial division. The story centres on a young woman caught between two worlds, her heart torn by a love that society refuses to sanction, as she navigates a society rigidly stratified by colour, class, and colonial legacy. Packer chronicles the anguish of belonging nowhere, and the quiet, devastating cost of a world that enforces separation not with iron bars, but with something far more insidious — the glass barrier of prejudice and unspoken law. Joy Packer, celebrated for her autobiographical travel writing and her sharp-eyed observations of South African society, brings that same unflinching clarity to this work of fiction. Her prose is luminous and precise, weaving personal anguish into the broader fabric of a nation on the precipice of profound, irreversible change. A story of love, identity, and the courage it takes to challenge the invisible walls that divide us, The Glass Barrier leaves the reader asking a haunting question: when the barrier is made of glass, who truly has the power to shatter it?