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CHILDREN OF SUGARCANE

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"Shanti is a heroine that the reader will not easily forget. The story that is told here is worth not only knowing but also remembering." - Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, author, filmmaker and academic Vividly set against the backdrop of 19th century India and the British-owned sugarcane plantations of Natal, written with great tenderness and lyricism, Children of Sugarcane paints an intimate and wrenching picture of indenture told from a woman's perspective. Shanti, a bright teenager stifled by life in rural India and facing an arranged marriage, dreams that South Africa is an opportunity to start afresh. The Colony of Natal is where Shanti believes she can escape the poverty, caste, and troubling fate of young girls in her village. Months later, after a harrowing sea voyage, she arrives in Natal only to discover the profound hardship and slave labour that await her. Spanning four decades and two continents, Children of Sugarcane demonstrates the lifegiving power of love, heartache, and the indestructible bonds between family and friends. These bonds prompt heroism and sacrifice, the final act of which leads to Shanti's redemption.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781776191710
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 362
  • Utgitt:
  • 6 oktober 2021
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 152x20x229 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 524 g.
Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 22 oktober 2024

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"Shanti is a heroine that the reader will not easily forget. The story that is told here is worth not only knowing but also remembering." - Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, author, filmmaker and academic

Vividly set against the backdrop of 19th century India and the British-owned sugarcane plantations of Natal, written with great tenderness and lyricism, Children of Sugarcane paints an intimate and wrenching picture of indenture told from a woman's perspective.

Shanti, a bright teenager stifled by life in rural India and facing an arranged marriage, dreams that South Africa is an opportunity to start afresh. The Colony of Natal is where Shanti believes she can escape the poverty, caste, and troubling fate of young girls in her village. Months later, after a harrowing sea voyage, she arrives in Natal only to discover the profound hardship and slave labour that await her.

Spanning four decades and two continents, Children of Sugarcane demonstrates the lifegiving power of love, heartache, and the indestructible bonds between family and friends. These bonds prompt heroism and sacrifice, the final act of which leads to Shanti's redemption.

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