Hold the Line: The Springbok tour of '81 a family a love affair a nation at war

Its 1981 and the New Zealand is about to host the Springboks from South Africa for a national rugby tour. A well-supported protest movement pitches against a national of die-hard rugby supporters. Despite growing public protest the Government and Rugby Union are adamant the tour will proceed.Beth returns from London. Her World War 2 veteran father is a rugby fanatic her brother becomes a protestor embroiled in street violence. She studied law and meets Viktor who unknown to her is a member of the notorious Police Red Squad. What will happen to their polarised relationship in a country where the very survival of civil order is at risk?In this fast-paced novel the nuances and tensions of the infamous 1981 Springbok Tour are probed and laid bare.