Appearances

<p>'Stick with your own kind' says Mother 'people like us. East is East ... '</p><p>Behind high walls in the big white house with the manicured garden live the affluent Carter family. Max major his wife Abby and their three children Max minor Tom and Charlotte (Lottie). Shielded by the privet hedge ('we don't want Africa on our doorstep' says Max major) are the servants' quarters where Wellington and Gloria live. Next door in a faded little bungalow live the Peters family - Selwyn Nellie Cheslin and Oupa.</p><p>Abby arranges flowers and hosts tennis mornings and bridge parties for her friends Juju Moo Clicky and Barb (whose homes and gardens are tended by 'house girls' and 'garden boys') all the while agonising about their hypocrisy her husband's increasing arrogance and entitlement Tom's sensitivity and Lottie's friendship with 'the coloured boy'.</p><p>'Nip it in the bud' says Mother 'before she gets herself in trouble. East is East.'</p><p>And then something unimaginable occurs changing their lives forever. </p>