Local author is ‘write’ on the mark
A WWII novel that follows the journey of two South Africa brothers overseas.
HILLCREST-BASED author Dave Baker has been an avid reader since childhood and even though he took up a job in the risk services industry, he has always harboured a dream of writing his own novel. If I Retreat, Shoot Me, published by Partridge Africa, is the culmination of this dream and is based on the tumultuous socio/political chaos that took place in South Africa during the World War II.
If I Retreat, Shoot Me follows the sibling rivalry between brothers Pierre and Jan Rousseau, which escalates when the Smuts Government declares war on Nazi Germany. Pierre, the charming extrovert, chooses the more glamorous option, heading ‘up north’ with the Air Force, but his equally good-looking rightwing brother Jan joins the militant wing of the Ossewa Brandwag.
The story tracks their adventures during the conflict, reaching a climax when Pierre survives a spell ‘on the loose’ in Italy and returns home. It portrays the deep division World War II created between groups and individuals in South Africa and the life-changing impact it had on many lives. Readers will be fascinated as they follow the brothers’ hairy – and often romantic – adventures.
The book is available in hardcover, soft cover and in e-book format on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
