The Dubious Salvation of Jack V.: A Novel

Winner of the Commonwealth Regional Prize Africa. For eleven-year-old Jack Viljee apartheid Johannesburg is a rational and simple place. Whether hes picking fights with his little sister or fretting over his possibly gay best friend Jack can always depend upon Susie his familys black maid for a word of sympathy and approval. The Viljee household in its small way mimics the politics of South Africa. . But Jacks little world is upset by the arrival of Percy Susies teenaged son. When Percy catches Jack in a shameful moment Jack discovers that even small acts of revenge can have unimaginable consequences. . Subversively smart and unapologetically funny Jacques Strausss The Dubious Salvation of Jack V. is a powerful debut from a fearlessly original voice.