"Ratsumis Peter Halket Mashonamasta" is a novel written with a rare openness and empathy that characterized the work of Olive Schreiner. The author depicts the complex relations between the white and black races, fidelity and infidelity, love and abandonment against the background of the colonial South. Readers will feel the strength and depth of feelings of the heroes who find themselves in circumstances that test not only their souls, but also the strength of their character. "Ratsumis Peter Halket Mashonamasta" is a work that will leave its reflection in the heart of everyone who understands the meaning of true human destiny and social problems.