[1] Sinclair "General Giant" Zwedu was instrumental in a revolution that brought an end to apartheid, but struggles to adapt to the new democracy and finds himself at odds with the liberation movement now leading the country.

Beryl Fels buys a tin chest and unexpectedly discovers letters between lovers written during the 1940s.

The woman writer and distinguished scientist are keen to keep their affair secret as they "are both people in the public eye".

Intrigued by the supposed fame of the pair, Fels is disappointed to find that there is little trace of the achievements of the scientist and the woman writer is no longer in print.

She becomes increasingly paranoid about their home security and is dismayed when the prisoner arrives at their door, seeking the aid of Harriet.

[5] A wild animal stalks the plush, white suburbs of Johannesburg, causing a frenzy in the media and among residents.

[2] He wrote about the longer novella, "Something Out There", "This quality of subversion, this deliberate use of banality in order to disturb, is what sets Miss Gordimer's version of the Beast myth apart.

The pulp fiction and cinema that exploit this theme usually offer no more than an enjoyable scare, a sanitized frisson; they actually reassure us while pretending to terrify.