Blade Of Grass
of Lewis DeSoto (Goodreads Author)
Description
Set on the border between South Africa and an unnamed country, A Blade of Grass is the taut story of two women, one white and one black, who struggle to save their farm and, ultimately, their lives. MĂ€rit, a young woman of British descent, recently orphaned and newly wed, comes to live with her husband, Ben, on their new farm. Despite its Edenic setting, the land explodes in violence and tragedy, and MĂ€rit finds herself caught in a tug of war between the local Afrikaner community and the black workers who live on her farm. Frightened, she turns to the only person who can help her, a young woman who is now also alone in the worldâher maid, Tembi. As the novel builds to its devastating climax, it unfolds a tale both terrifying and hopeful, moving beyond its own time and place to become a universal story of the price of freedom.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 388 pages
- Publisher HarperCollins Canada
- Publication Date August 23rd 2004
- First Publication 08/18/03
- Language Not informed
- ISBN 9780006392804
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
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