A Chain of Voices
by André Brink
Paperback
Rs 590
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Request this book.| Genre: | Fiction |
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| Language: | English |
Paperback | |
| ISBN13: | 9780749396367 |
| ISBN10: | 0749396369 |
| Pages: | 512 |
| Dimensions: | 5.08 x 7.8 x 0.16 inches |
| Weight: | 53.86 g |
| Published: | January 01, 2000 |
| Edition: | 7 |
About the Book
It is 1825 and high in the mountains of South Africa a group of slavesstand accused of the murder of their owner, Nicolass van der Merwe, a wealthy Afrikaner farmer. Galant, the van der Merwe family's chief hand, is held leader of the murderous band. Raised with the two sonsof the house, it was not until adulthood and rivalry over Hester, orphaned daughter of a tenant farmer, that he realised their differentroles, their unequal futures and opposed stations in life. A CHAIN OFVOICES stands as a prophetic lesson - when hopes of freedom from slavery are dashed, and when promises of equal treatment are broken, an escalating spiral of bitterness, resentment, and finally, explosiveviolence is inevitable..