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Corlie Roux’s farm life in South Africa is not easy: the Transvaal is beautiful, but it is also a harsh place where the heat can be so intense that the very raindrops sizzle. When her beloved father dies, she is left with a mother who is as devoted to her sons as she is cruel to her daughter. Despite this, Corlie finds solace in her friend, Sipho, and in Africa itself and in the stories she conjures for her brothers.
But Corlie’s world is about to vanish: the British are invading and driving Boer families like hers from their farms. Some escape into the bush to fight the enemy. The unlucky ones are rounded up and sent to internment camps.
Will Corlie’s resilience and devotion to her country sustain her through the suffering and squalor she finds in the camp at Kroonstad? That may depend on a soldier from faraway Canada and on inner resources Corlie never dreamed she had….
The price of "Stones for My Father (Hardcover Book)" at Downtown Comics in Castleton is USD $19.95.
The publisher of "Stones for My Father (Hardcover Book)" is Tundra Books.
The genres of "Stones for My Father (Hardcover Book)" are Young Adult Fiction - Historical - Africa, Young Adult Fiction - Historical - Military & Wars, and Young Adult Fiction - Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism.
"Stones for My Father (Hardcover Book)" falls under the category of Books (Hardcover).
The writer of "Stones for My Father (Hardcover Book)" is Trilby Kent.