Awards
The Man Booker Prize (nominee)
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The Man Booker Prize (nominee)
Märit Laurens, a young woman of British descent, recently orphaned and newly wed, comes to live with her husband Ben on their farm in an Edenic setting near the border of South Africa. But when guerrilla violence and tragedy visit their lives, Märit finds herself in a tug of war between the local Afrikaaners near the farm and the black workers who live on it. Frightened and confused, she turns to the only person who can offer her friendship - her maid, Tembi. Märit stubbornly determines to run the farm with Tembi's help, until the encroaching civil war brings out their conflicting loyalties and turns their struggle into a fight for their lives.
Written with exquisite lyricism and deep insight, this novel offers a profound perspective on what it means to be black and white in a country where both live and feel entitlement. Moving beyond its own time and place, it becomes a universal story of the price of freedom.
Chosen as the third International Book of the Month by Bookspan's Book-of-the-Month Club in the US
Written with exquisite lyricism and deep insight, this novel offers a profound perspective on what it means to be black and white in a country where both live and feel entitlement. Moving beyond its own time and place, it becomes a universal story of the price of freedom.
Chosen as the third International Book of the Month by Bookspan's Book-of-the-Month Club in the US
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Hardback Editions
February 2005 : Hardback
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2004 : Hardback
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September 2003 : Hardback
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September 2003 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
June 2010 : Paperback
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April 2007 : Paperback
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2004 : Paperback
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September 2004 : Paperback
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February 2004 : Paperback
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2004 : Paperback
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January 2003 : Paperback
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2003 : Paperback
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