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Title:
Whitethorn
Genre:
Fiction
Historical Fiction
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Subgenre:
Literary fiction; coming-of-age; South Africa (historical setting)
Series:
African 04
Series Order:
4
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
2nd
Narrative:
First Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
692
Number of Chapters:
21
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:21:59
Synopsis:
From Bryce Courtenay comes a new novel about Africa. The time is 1939. White South Africa is a deeply divided nation with many of the Afrikaner people frantically opposed to the English.
The world is also on the brink of war and South Africa elects to fight for the Allied cause against Germany. Six-year-old Tom Fitzsaxby finds himself in The Boys Farm, an orphanage in a remote town in the high mountains, where the Afrikaners side fiercely with Hitler’s Germany.
Tom’s English name proves sufficient for him to be ostracised, marking him as an outsider. And so begin some of life’s tougher lessons for the small, lonely boy. Like the whitethorn, one of Africa’s most enduring plants, Tom learns how to survive in the harsh climate of racial hatred. Then a terrible event sends him on a journey to ensure that justice is done. On the way, his most unexpected discovery is love.
The world is also on the brink of war and South Africa elects to fight for the Allied cause against Germany. Six-year-old Tom Fitzsaxby finds himself in The Boys Farm, an orphanage in a remote town in the high mountains, where the Afrikaners side fiercely with Hitler’s Germany.
Tom’s English name proves sufficient for him to be ostracised, marking him as an outsider. And so begin some of life’s tougher lessons for the small, lonely boy. Like the whitethorn, one of Africa’s most enduring plants, Tom learns how to survive in the harsh climate of racial hatred. Then a terrible event sends him on a journey to ensure that justice is done. On the way, his most unexpected discovery is love.
Author:
Bryce Courtenay
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Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode:
9780143004844
Country:
Australia
Place of Printing:
Penguin Group
Publication Date:
2007-08-02
Publication Year:
2007
Copyright Year:
2005
Number of Copies:
1
Language:
English
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$7.05
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-01-26
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:21:59
