Product Description

Skinner's Drift, lying amongst the sandstone rocks of the eastern borders of South Africa, beside the snaking bed of the Limpopo River, was Eva Van Rensburg's home. As a young girl she would range through its mopane trees at night, hunting jackals with her stammering father. But as soon as she grew up, Eva fled the farm and has not returned for more than ten years. Now, as her father lies dying in hospital with only his claustrophobic sister for company, Eva must go back to confront her family and remember the beauty, and the horror, of her life on Skinner's Drift.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #116874 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Alexandra Fuller
'A wonderfully brave novel - unflinchingly and lovingly written'

Monica Ali
'Achingly beautiful, simply stunning. Not just another eloquent new voice but one with something to say'

Observer
'Sonorous, compelling'

Customer Reviews

Possibly the best South African novel I have read
As a white South African who grew up in the aparheid era, I found this book profoundly moving and compelling throughout. The main characters are both complex and realistic - from the Afrikaner farmer, to the nervous soldier patrolling the border, to the terrorist/freedom fighter in the bush. The book demonstrates the power of human relationships that develop in spite of (or maybe because of) apartheid, such as that between Eva and the stable "boy" Ezekiel/Lefu: their reconciliation brought me to tears.

Thank you, Lisa Fugard, I knew your father's work, but was even more moved by this.