Autor: | Damian Barr |
Lehekülgede arv: | 352 |
Ilmumisaasta: | 2020 |
Kauba ID: | 13512301 |
An Observer, Guardian, Financial Times, Irish Times, Irish Independent, Big Issue and Strong Words Pick of the YearAn Irish Times and The Times Summer Reading Pick Shortlisted for the Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year Award“There is pain on these pages and poetry too. I left this book bruised yet somehow better for it” – Tayari Jones, Author of An American Marriage, Observer Books of the Year“You Will Be Safe Here is that rare novel that gently illuminates a dark corner of history, and the echoes of that darkness across generations, by sinking into the humanity of its characters, their griefs and grievances, their passions and prejudices, the flawed and intimate stories of their hearts. Impeccably researched and carefully rendered, this is an absolute gift of a story. Damian Barr is a writer of tremendous compassion and grace.” Jeanine Cummins, Author of American DirtA beautiful and heart-breaking story set in South Africa where two mothers - a century apart - must fight for their sons, unaware their fates are inextricably linked.Orange Free State, 1901. At the height of the Boer War, Sarah van der Watt and her six-year-old son Fred can only watch as the British burn their farm. The polite invaders cart them off to Bloemfontein Concentration Camp promising you will be safe here.Johannesburg, 2010. Sixteen-year-old Willem is an outsider who just wants to be left alone with his Harry Potter books and Britney, his beloved pug. Worried he’s turning out soft, his Ma and her new boyfriend send him to New Dawn Safari Camp, where they ‘make men out of boys.’ Guaranteed.The red earth of the veldt keeps countless secrets whether beaten by the blistering sun or stretching out beneath starlit stillness. But no secret can stay buried forever.
A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIMEThe stunning and shocking debut novel from the award-winning author of Maggie & Me. Set in South Africa You Will Be Safe Here explores legacies of abuse, redemption and the strength of the human spirit
Kauba ID: | 13512301 |
Kategooria: | Fantaasia, müstika |
Tootepakendite arv: | 1 tk. |
Paki suurus ja kaal (1): | 0,4 x 0,3 x 0,1 m, 0,65 kg |
Kirjastus: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Raamatu keel: | Inglise keel |
Kaane tüüp: | Pehme |
Vorming: | Traditsiooniline raamat |
Tüüp: | Fantastilised täiskasvanute raamatud |
Raamat väljavõttega: | Ei |
Autor: | Damian Barr |
Lehekülgede arv: | 352 |
Ilmumisaasta: | 2020 |
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