Die blou uur by Christine le Roux
Die blou uur (Afrikaans First Edition Softcover, 1999)
A Human & Rousseau Afrikaans Romance Novel by Christine le Roux, Set Between the Cape and Scotland
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Die blou uur
- Author: Christine le Roux
- Publisher: Human & Rousseau, Kaapstad ; Pretoria ; Johannesburg
- Publication Date: 1999
- ISBN-13: 9780798135955
- ISBN-10: 0798135956
- Edition Details: First Edition (Eerste uitgawe, 1999).
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers (perfect-bound softcover).
- Physical Format: Medium softcover, approximately 200 x 130 mm.
- Language: Afrikaans
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Wraps: Illustrated card wrappers in purple and blue with a painted portrait. The dark spine carries white lettering and shows some pale marks and light scuffing to the lower spine, with slight wear at the head and tail. Corners and edges are generally sound, and the fore-edge is lightly toned.
- Interior: The text block is clean and tight, with the binding sound. The pages are slightly creamy, and the sampled page shows no marks, stains or foxing. No inscriptions, stamps or bookplates.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Die blou uur is an Afrikaans romance novel published by Human & Rousseau in 1999 under the pen name Christine le Roux. It follows Klarissa du Toit, a crime writer who agrees to stand in as a bride for a friend's man and then falls in love with him.
Her husband's work as a criminologist begins to drive a wedge between them, and she leaves for Scotland to consider her future. The story sets an intimate emotional drama against a change of scene far from home.
Christine le Roux was one of the pen names of the popular Afrikaans author Eleanor Baker, and her romances formed a notable part of Afrikaans popular fiction in the 1990s. This is a collectible used copy for readers and collectors of Afrikaans fiction.
Author Profile: Christine le Roux (Eleanor Baker)
Christine le Roux was a pen name of the Afrikaans author Eleanor Baker (1944-2002), born in Pretoria. Over her career she wrote fifteen novels, two screenplays and several youth books, publishing under the names Christine le Roux and Alex Muller. Under the le Roux name she wrote romance fiction, while as Alex Muller she produced five crime novels.
Her novel Die kwartvoor-sewelelie was nominated for the Old Mutual Prize for Literature in 1991, and Verbeelde werklikheid was shortlisted for the MNet Book Prize in 1996.
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