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Mother to Mother by Sindiwe Magona explores the life of Mandisa, a mother whose son, Mxolisi, is implicated in the murder of a white American student, set against the backdrop of apartheid-era South Africa. The narrative oscillates between Mandisa's reflections on the repercussions of the murder and flashbacks to her own and Mxolisi's childhoods, revealing the deep-seated traumas inflicted by systemic racial segregation and violence. The book contains themes of violence and racial oppression.