Books by Toeckey Jones

Sam is eighteen when he meets Pixie and instantly falls head-over-heels in love. She is an artist and a free spirit in her twenties. Their relationship is passionate and deep, although Sam finds it hard to understand Pixie - especially her unwillingness to talk about the portrait of a young boy that hangs on the wall of her bedroom and the haunted look in her eyes whenever Sam mentions it. It is only when Sam discovers the tragic story of Pixie's childhood that he is able to appreciate what the portrait means to her. But their love for each other now faces a major new challenge and threat as Pixie refuses to conform to the racist laws of Apartheid. This is a new edition of the award-winning love story, that also provides fascinating insights into life in South Africa at two different stages of its racist history, and includes a post-Apartheid Epilogue. AWARDS: TSB Best Book Award South East Arts Award Nominated for a Writers' Guild of Great Britain Best Book Award

Meeting by chance in Johannesburg in 1976, Candy and Becky immediately know they want to be friends. But from the start, their friendship is challenged by external forces. For the two teenagers are living in Apartheid South Africa, and Candy is White and Becky is Black. Not only do they have to contend with the racist laws of the country that restrict how and where they can meet, they also have to cope with the prejudiced attitudes of family and other people around them. Can their friendship survive? Is it even possible for them to relate as equals when everything between them is so unequal? It seems increasingly unlikely. But when Soweto, the Black shanty township where Becky lives, erupts in riots against Apartheid and Becky's life is endangered, both girls are forced to re-evaluate the lengths they are prepared to go to continue their friendship. Although 'Go Well, Stay Well' is set in South Africa, its exploration of the true meaning of friendship transcends time and place.