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Harrison, Kerry.

Hold the Line: The Springbok tour of '81, a family, a love affair, a nation at war / Kerry Harrison. - Auckland : Cloud Ink Press Ltd , 2021. - 152 x 234mm

Paperback / softback.

It's 1981 and New Zealand is about to host the Springboks from apartheid South Africa for a national rugby tour. The well-supported protest movement pitches against a nation 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 studies 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.

ISBN: 9780473559465 0473559463

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Springbok Tour New Zealand 1981 --New Zealand--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.
New Zealand fiction--21st century.