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Waiting for the Rain by Sheila Gordon follows Tengo, a black Afrikaner, and Frikkie, a white Afrikaner, growing up under apartheid in South Africa. Despite their deep childhood friendship, the systemic racial inequalities lead their lives on divergent paths. Throughout the story, Tengo questions the societal structure and ultimately joins the anti-apartheid movement, striving for equal rights and a better future.