Ida's Line tells the story of Ida Joubert, a young woman, coming of age during a period of growing racial hatred in Oudtshoorn, South Africa in the 1930's and 1940's. Ida openly rejects these racist views and challenges the prevailing patriarchal attitudes. This brings her into conflict with her white middle-class family. Matters come to a head when she falls in love with Rueben May, a mixed race teacher who wants to marry her.

Based on the real-life Gus and Ida of New York's Central Park Zoo, this is the story of a polar bear who grieves over the loss of his companion.

A major re-examination of an important period in British history