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This book was Excellent up until the very end, when it took an odd unrealistic turn. I'd rate it 4.5. So close to a 5.
Great story set in South Africa in the late 70s after the Soweto uprising. It's told alternately in the voice of 10 year old white child and a 50 year old black mother. ...more
Great story set in South Africa in the late 70s after the Soweto uprising. It's told alternately in the voice of 10 year old white child and a 50 year old black mother. ...more
Set in South Africa during the 1970's this story is told from two points of view - one is Beauty, a Xhosa woman whose is desperately searching for her daughter who has gone missing in the Soweto uprising. The other is Robin a 10 year old white girl whose parents have recently died and is living with her aunt. Through a series of events Beauty becomes Robin's nanny and their lives are changed. I really liked this book and enjoy the way the author writes. The only issue was I felt like the ending
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