Sheila Gordon

Sheila Gordon

Sheila Gordon, a novelist born in South Africa, Johannesburg in 1927, is the author of "Waiting for the Rain", The Middle of Somewhere, and Unfinished Business. She grew up in South Africa, but later moved to the United States and now lives in New York City.

"Waiting for the Rain" tells the story of two boys growing up on a farm in South Africa during the Apartheid era. The friendship between the two boys dissipates as they grow older because one of them, who is black, seeks political equality, while the other boy, who is white, wants everything to stay the same.

External links

* [http://mbhs.bergtraum.k12.ny.us/cybereng/gordon/sgordon.htm Interview with Sheila Gordon]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sheila — is a common given name for a female, taken from the Gaelic name Síle / Sìle , which is believed to be a Gaelic form of Julia or Cecilia . Like Cecil or Cecilia , the name means Smart and Wise , from the Latin caecus. Is also the colloquial term… …   Wikipedia

  • Sheila McClean — Sheila McClean, RUA, [ [http://www.ruaonline.com/RUA%20associate%20Sheila%20McClean.htm RUA Associate Sheila McClean] Royal Ulster Academy, Northern Ireland. Retrieved 2 November 2006. ] is an Irish painter, whose work is in the impressionist… …   Wikipedia

  • Gordon MacRae — Nombre real Albert Gordon MacRae Nacimiento 12 de marzo de 1921 East Orange, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos Fallecimiento …   Wikipedia Español

  • Sheila MacRae — (born Sheila Margaret Stephens on 24 September, 1924, in London, England) is an actress and author. She is perhaps best remembered for playing Alice Kramden, the long suffering but sassy wife of bus driver Ralph Kramden (played by Jackie Gleason) …   Wikipedia

  • Gordon D. Kaufman — Gordon Kaufman Born June 22, 1925 Newton, Kansas Died July 22, 2011 (aged 86) …   Wikipedia

  • Sheila Kennelly — is an Australian actress famous for several television soap opera and comedy roles starting in the 1970s.She initially became famous in Australia through her role of bubbly barmaid Norma Whittaker in soap opera Number 96 . Norma and husband Les… …   Wikipedia

  • Gordon Murray, Sr. — Gordon FFlash Murray, Sr. (born September 7, 1960 in New York City) is an attorney at law and an avid humanitarian focusing on the struggles of African American families and their youth. Murray won the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated… …   Wikipedia

  • Sheila Blumstein — served as the interim president of Brown University after Gordon Gee departed and before Ruth Simmons took the position. Although Dr. Simmons is deemed the first female president of the university, Dr. Blumstein s portrait hangs in Sayles Hall… …   Wikipedia

  • Gordon MacRae — For the hockey player, see Gord McRae. Gordon MacRae Born Albert Gordon MacRae March 12, 1921(1921 03 12) East Orange, New Jersey, United States Died January 24, 1986(1986 01 24) (aged 64) …   Wikipedia

  • Gordon M. Johnson — For other uses of the name Gordon Johnson, see Gordon Johnson (disambiguation). Gordon M. Johnson (born December 16, 1949 in New York City) is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002,… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”