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It's 1832. Philida is the mother of four children by Francois Brink, the son of her master. The Cape is rife with rumours about the liberation of the slaves and Philida risks her whole life by lodging a complaint against Francois, who has reneged on his promise to set her free. His father has ordered him to marry a white woman from a prominent Cape Town family, and Philida will be sold on to owners in the harsh country up north. Unwilling to accept this fate, Philida continues to test the limits of her freedom, and with the Muslim slave Labyn she sets off on a journey across the great wilderness on the banks of the Gariep River, to the far north of Cape Town.
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"A compelling and memorable novel" (Alex Clark Guardian)
"Rich and complex" (Paul Dunn The Times)
"In the hands of Mr Brink, one of South Africa’s most famous novelists, the land breathes, it feels alive" (The Economist)
"Philida is a very powerful novel" (Michael Arditti Daily Mail)
"A moving story of one woman’s struggle against hierarchies of race and gender that seek her absolute subjugation, Philida vividly dramatises the courage required to lay claim to the protections of the law, to speak out for ones rights even in the moment in which the law is on the wrong side of history" (Patrick Flannery Daily Telegraph)
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"Rich and complex" (Paul Dunn The Times)
"In the hands of Mr Brink, one of South Africa’s most famous novelists, the land breathes, it feels alive" (The Economist)
"Philida is a very powerful novel" (Michael Arditti Daily Mail)
"A moving story of one woman’s struggle against hierarchies of race and gender that seek her absolute subjugation, Philida vividly dramatises the courage required to lay claim to the protections of the law, to speak out for ones rights even in the moment in which the law is on the wrong side of history" (Patrick Flannery Daily Telegraph)
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An unforgettable story of a woman determined to find her freedom - set in South Africa in 1830s, as slavery was about to be abolished.
An unforgettable story of a woman determined to find her freedom - set in South Africa in 1830s, as slavery was about to be abolished.
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- PublisherUlverscroft Ltd
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1444816217
- ISBN 13 9781444816211
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages384
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