Child of the River

by Irma Joubert

Book Overview

A timeless coming-of-age tale of heartbreak and triumph set in South Africa at the dawn of apartheid.

Persomi is young, white, and poor, born the middle child of illiterate sharecroppers on the prosperous Fourie farm in the South African Bushveld. Persomi's world is extraordinarily small. She has never been to the local village and spends her days absorbed in the rhythms of the natural world around her, escaping the brutality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0718083105
• ISBN13: 9780718083106
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.1"