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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Berkley Pub Group
Publication date
October 6, 2015
Pages
293
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780425281048
ISBN-10
0425281043
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
Original list price
$16.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Set against the tumultuous background of apartheid South Africa, a powerful and moving debut about family, sacrifice, and discovering what it means to belongâ¦
Celia Mphephu knows her place in the world. A black servant working in the white suburbs of 1960s Johannesburg, sheâs all too aware of her limitations. Nonetheless, she has found herself a comfortable corner: She has a job, can support her faraway family, and is raising her youngest child, Miriam.
But as racial tensions explode, Celiaâs world shifts. Her employers decide to flee the political turmoil and move to Englandâand they ask to adopt Miriam and take her with them. Devastated at the prospect of losing her only daughter, yet unable to deny her child a safer and more promising future, Celia agrees, forever defining both their futures.
As Celia fights against the shattering violence of her time, Miriam battles the quiet racism of England, struggling to find her place in a land to which she doesnât belongâuntil the call of her heritage inexorably draws her back to Africa to discover the truth behind her motherâs choices and uncover a heartbreaking secret from long agoâ¦
READERS GUIDE INSIDE
The story is same as that of the Author's book "Shifting Colours"
Celia Mphephu knows her place in the world. A black servant working in the white suburbs of 1960s Johannesburg, sheâs all too aware of her limitations. Nonetheless, she has found herself a comfortable corner: She has a job, can support her faraway family, and is raising her youngest child, Miriam.
But as racial tensions explode, Celiaâs world shifts. Her employers decide to flee the political turmoil and move to Englandâand they ask to adopt Miriam and take her with them. Devastated at the prospect of losing her only daughter, yet unable to deny her child a safer and more promising future, Celia agrees, forever defining both their futures.
As Celia fights against the shattering violence of her time, Miriam battles the quiet racism of England, struggling to find her place in a land to which she doesnât belongâuntil the call of her heritage inexorably draws her back to Africa to discover the truth behind her motherâs choices and uncover a heartbreaking secret from long agoâ¦
READERS GUIDE INSIDE
The story is same as that of the Author's book "Shifting Colours"
Editions
Paperback
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from Berkley Pub Group (October 6, 2015)
9780425281048 | details & prices | 293 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Set against the tumultuous background of apartheid South Africa, a powerful and moving debut about family, sacrifice, and discovering what it means to belong⦠Celia Mphephu knows her place in the world.
About: Set against the tumultuous background of apartheid South Africa, a powerful and moving debut about family, sacrifice, and discovering what it means to belong⦠Celia Mphephu knows her place in the world.
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