A REL-MAR Websitea Beside An Ocean Of Sorrow Beside an Ocean of Sorrow opens an expansive window into the harsh reality of race crimes committed during and after the wake of World War ll, an abandoned child is discovered by an enslaved domestic worker named Anele. A quirk of fate binds Anele to the "white" infant she names Shiya, the Forsaken One. But before long, Shiya is forced to leave the only home she has ever known and is moved onto a sugar-cane plantation near the Valley of a Thousand Hills. There she is kept in legal bondage by the plantation owner, her undeclared blood father. Shiya leads a hellish life until her father is found guilty of committing despicable crimes. Beside an Ocean of Sorrow is based on the lives of real people and events. To protect certain individuals' privacy and perhaps even their safety, their names, professions, and descriptions were altered. As the events in this story unfold, you will see there was good reason for so going. Festering in the authors'  mind for over sixty years have been the voices that went unheard, lives not vindicated, and bravery that was dishonored. At last, they receive their due. With an author's license, some details were embellished for dramatic purposes. Beyond such modifying, it's a true if novelized tale. Of course, Truth, like Beauty, oft' lies in the mind and eyes of the beholder.    The book cover shows a little girl holding the hand of a black woman with a Zulu kraal (settlement) in the background. The theme should be a happy carefree little girl whose life is destined for untold misfortune. But the testimony of the human spirit to survive those odds - rise above hate and anger.   www.besideanoceanofsorrow.com www.luciamann.com www.africasunfinishedsymphony.com 2011