Who is Jezile? Why should the reader care about her? Why can Jezile not get pregnant? Why does this inability to get pregnant upset Jezile so much? Why does Jezile decide to go visit her husband in Durban? Why does she have to have permission from the government first? Why does the government regulate how many blacks are allowed to visit the big cities? What is their motive?

Who is Siyalo? Why does he live in Durban? Why does he not have his wife with him? Why does Siyalo want his wife to have a child? Why does Siyalo only come home once a year? What causes Siyalo to lose his job a year later? How does Jezile feel about this? What hardship does this cause for the family? What does Siyalo do about it? What does this cause?

Why does Jezile go to...