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Bitter Fruit Summary & Study Guide Description
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Bitter Fruit is the story of a family trying to come to grips with the past. Living in post-apartheid South Africa, one day Silas Ali comes face-to-face with the man, Du Boise, who raped his wife Lydia nearly twenty years ago. This encounter throws the Ali family into a downward spiral as each member tries to come to terms with what happened.
Under the apartheid regime, Silas worked for in the underground resistance. His secret life put his family into danger and Lydia's rape was probably related to his resistance work. Silas is now working as a liaison between the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the government. Silas remains idealistic and optimistic about the future of the country. His family life; however, is thrown into turmoil when he sees Du Boise. He discovers that his brother-in-law was present the night Lydia was raped. Silas tries to avoid the topic...
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