Rage of Angels by Sydney Sheldon

 

Leaving Alexandra Magistrate Court after a protection order victory

When I first read this book , I was a teen trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life career wise..

The film Range of Angels.. The book was turned into a film

 I was really into art but living with my father that was not a career.

Leaving the Johannesburg High Court after the victory to have my lights switched on by my body cooperate 

Whether I ended up being a famous actress or singer. To him then, that meant I was going to end up being a drug addict so a back up career plan was needed.

                                             Fake court documents have been doing the rounds

But my other fathers- Yes, I lived in a community with many people who fathered me- probed me in the fame game. 

Cover of the book, from the internet

"What are you going to be famous for?

New advocates sworn in at the Johannesburg High Court in 2024

When the people see you, what are they going to celebrate about you?  They asked. 

So my back up career was law. Journalism or writing was something that came naturally to me  so little did I know that that was something that can do and make money out of it. 

One of the stories I did while at the Sunday Times

Yes, in my era, Nelson Mandela had just released from prison and had gone from being in prison.

Attending a family law workshop at the Alexandra Township offices of ensAfrica 

 He was a lawyer before he went to prison and became active in politics. One of my favourite South African  actor, Joe Mafela was doing a killer job as an interpreter of a law firm on SABC comedy, Going UP. 

Jennifer the main character in this book had paved the way for me.Besides growing up in a Christian Community and having a very religious background, I knew many father Ryan who will make my career an easy path.

With Adapt founder Mam'Khumalo

In this book, father Ryan is a clergy man whose clients, mostly people who are outcasts in the society are never in the wrong.

As father Ryan would tell you, there were either the victims of their background, upbringing, society etc. 

At one of ADAPT community outreach programmes

It is never really them but their surroundings that made them do the things that got them in trouble and Jennifer as a budding lawyer had to somehow find a way to help them from the harsh justice system.

                                               Joe Mafela on Going up interpreting for Mr Clover 

Jennifer's father was a lawyer, she used to help his father with little administrative work during school holidays to earn extra cash.

A short lived victory.

However, she falls in love with the profession and goes into it with the innocent hunger for justice for everyone regardless of their financial status in the society.

She enters the Lion's den the first day, few hours after she was sworn into profession within a few minutes her reputation was tarnished by a mafia who took advantage of her innocents and stupidity as an intern.

                                              Sokhulu and partners on Sabc was a tv series focused on law and educating the SA public on the new constitution.

Not to mention her unfortunate fate of reporting to an arrogant boss who didn't forgive easily and was always revenge hungry. But she rise from her humiliation, thanks to few good people that believed in her.

One of them is a lawyer that didn't act based on people's assumptions and media reports.

My favourite actor, Zweli on Sokhulu and partners

But he went all out to investigate all the claims labelled against her. He used common sense.

PS... Please note that this is our last book this year. I won't be able to write anything about books until next year. I'm off to writing exams. I might do stories every now and then, but will continue with books next year. I hope you enjoyed by selections, looking forward to your feedback