Andre? Brink--'one of South Africa's greatest novelists'--gives us his most powerful novel yet; the truly unforgettable story of a female slave, and her fierce determination to survive and to be free.
Newly arrived in England from South Africa, a fifteen-year-old's family deteriorates, as the effects of living under apartheid take a toll on every aspect of the family members' lives.
Young Elizabeth Grace, the privileged daughter of a part-Jewish doctor and his wife in South Africa in the 1960s, learns firsthand about the cruelties of apartheid when her beloved Xhosa nanny, Salamina, is forced to carry permission papers to enter white areas, and must hide her newborn baby from authorities.
Ensign Sebastian Early, serving in South Africa with his regiment, takes over the job of Provost-Marshall after the death of his friend and becomes caught up in the illegal killing of Zulu warriors, as well as investigations into the possible murder of a captain and the theft of a major's gold watch.
Spud, a scholarship student at an elite boys' boarding school in South Africa, returns for a second year in 1991 to find things even more chaotic, with new students, a house cat, girl troubles, and a questionable part in the school play.
Presents an overview of the life and work of South African novelist Olive Schreiner, discussing the themes and interests that characterize her writing, and includes a chronology, notes, and selected bibliography.
