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Through the sharp yet loving eyes of eleven-year-old Lily we see the whole exotic, vivid, vigorous culture of the Cape Coloured community at the time when apartheid threatened its destruction. As Lily's beautiful but angry mother returns to Cape Town, determined to fight for justice for her family, so the story of Lily's past—and future—erupts.
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About the Author
Pamela Jooste was born in Cape Town, where she still lives. She is the author of four critically acclaimed novels: Frieda and Min, Like Water in Wild Places, People Like Ourselves and Dance with a Poor Man's Daughter, her first novel, which won the Commonwealth Best First Book Award for the African Region; the Samlam Literary Award, and the Book Data South African Booksellers' Choice Award.
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"Immensely moving and readable" * The Times * "Moving and funny...A brave and memorable debut" * Observer * "I could hardly put this book down" * Cape Times * "Tough, smart and vulnerable ... emblematic of an entire people" * Independent * "Highly readable, sensitive and intensely moving ... a fine achievement" * Mail and Guardian, South Africa *
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- PublisherTransworld Publishers
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0552997579
- ISBN 13 9780552997577
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages348
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