Download or read book Ida's Line written by Barbara Townsend and published by Digital on Demand. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ida's Line tells the story of Ida Joubert, a young woman, coming of age during a period of growing racial hatred in Oudtshoorn, South Africa in the 1930's and 1940's. Ida openly rejects these racist views and challenges the prevailing patriarchal attitudes. This brings her into conflict with her white middle-class family. Matters come to a head when she falls in love with Rueben May, a mixed race teacher who wants to marry her.