Rich in historical detail and beautifully written, A Little Blue Jacket is an evocative recreation of life in Cape Town in the early 1900s. Based on her grand-mother's true life-story, Lucy Ann White has produced a vibrant and thoughtful novel.

In the aftermath of the South African War, Ursula takes a job in the theatre with her headstrong friend Jessie where she experiences a completely new and exciting world. When she meets a young Englishman who opens her eyes to the morality of the war, she falls in love. But, orphaned at birth, what Ursula really longs for a family of her own. Eventually her dream comes true: then a tragedy changes everything.

Lucy Ann White fuses history, culture, love and loss into a vivid and passionate story.

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