Annejet van der Zijl - Sonny Boy
Sonny Boy tells the sad but true story of Dutch Rika van der Lans and Surinamese Waldemar Nods and their struggle to exist in a world where your background determines the way you should live your life. Not only do these star crossed lovers have to deal with a resentful husband and the pressure of a society that doesn’t accept a white (married) woman being together with a black man, the trouble of World War II make life even worse.
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Elsie Stills 