Child of the river
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Silke, Elsa translator.
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Published:
Nashville, Tennessee : Thomas Nelson, [2016].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xii, 404 pages ; 22 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780718083106, 0718083105, 9780718083106
Notes
General Note
Includes glossary of terms used and definitions.
General Note
Includes an excerpt from "The girl from the train."
General Note
Includes discussion questions.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-394).
Description
"Persomi's dreams are much bigger than the world of poverty and deprivation that surround her in the Bushveld of the 1940s and 1950s in South Africa. Persomi is young, white and poor, born the middle child of illiterate sharecroppers on the prosperous Fourie farm. 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. Her older brother, Gerbrand, is her lifeline and her connection to the outside world. When he leaves the farm to seek work in Johannesburg, Persomi's isolated world is blown wide open. But as her very small world falls apart, bigger dreams become open to her--dreams of an education, a profession, and of love. As Persomi navigates the changing world around her--the tragedies of WWII and the devastating racial strife of her homeland--she finally discovers who she truly is and where she belongs. --,Provided by publisher.
Language
Translated from the Afrikaans.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Joubert, I., & Silke, E. (2016). Child of the river. Nashville, Tennessee, Thomas Nelson.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Joubert, Irma and Elsa Silke. 2016. Child of the River. Nashville, Tennessee, Thomas Nelson.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Joubert, Irma and Elsa Silke, Child of the River. Nashville, Tennessee, Thomas Nelson, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Joubert, Irma and Elsa Silke. Child of the River. Nashville, Tennessee, Thomas Nelson, 2016.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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