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Read worldwide for her wisdom, authenticity, and skillful prose, South African born Bessie Head (1937-1986) offers a moving and magical tale of an orphaned girl, Margaret Cadmore, who goes to teach in a remote village in Botswana where her own people are kept as slaves.
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Grave, earnest, contemplative and prestige.
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- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Bessie Head
- First published
- October 1988
- Pages
- 127
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group, Limited, Waveland Press, Zimbabwe Pub. House
- Editions
- 14
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780435907181
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