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Andre Philippus Brink and
Carla Mercer-meyer (narrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Tantor Media Inc
Publication date
February 11, 2013
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781452611280
ISBN-10
1452611289
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 5.50 in.
Weight
0.60 lbs.
Original list price
$39.99
Other format details
audio
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This is what it is to be a slave: that everything is decided for you from out there. You just got to listen and do as they tell you. You don't say no. You don't ask questions. You just do what they tell you. But far at the back of your head you think: Soon there must come a day when I can say for myself: This and that I shall do, this and that I shall not.André Brinkâ"one of South Africa's greatest novelists" (the Telegraph)âgives us his most powerful novel yet; the truly unforgettable story of a female slave, and her fierce determination to survive and to be free. It is 1832 in South Africa, the year before slavery is abolished and the slaves are emancipated. Philida is the mother of four children by Francois Brink, the son of her master. When Francois's father orders him to marry a woman from a prominent Cape Town family, Francois reneges on his promise to give Philida her freedom, threatening instead to sell her to new owners in the harsh country up north.  Here is the remarkable storyâbased on individuals connected to the author's familyâof a fiercely independent woman who will settle for nothing and for no one. Unwilling to accept the future that lies ahead of her, Philida continues to test the limits and lodges a complaint against the Brink family. Then she sets off on a journeyâfrom the southernmost reaches of the Cape, across a great wilderness, to the far north of the countryâin order to reclaim her soul.
Editions
Hardcover
Lrg una edition from Charnwood Pub (August 1, 2013)
9781444816211 | details & prices | 365 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $35.50
from Vintage Uk (August 2, 2012)
9781846557040 | details & prices | 310 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.98 lbs | List price $25.00
About: An unforgettable story of a woman determined to find her freedom -- set in South Africa in 1830s, as slavery was about to be abolished.
About: An unforgettable story of a woman determined to find her freedom -- set in South Africa in 1830s, as slavery was about to be abolished.
Paperback
from Vintage Books (February 5, 2013)
9780345805034 | details & prices | 310 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $15.00
About: This is what it is to be a slave: that everything is decided for you from out there.
About: This is what it is to be a slave: that everything is decided for you from out there.
CD/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
With Carla Mercer-meyer (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Tantor Media Inc (February 11, 2013)
9781452611280 | details & prices | 6.25 × 5.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $39.99
About: This is what it is to be a slave: that everything is decided for you from out there.
About: This is what it is to be a slave: that everything is decided for you from out there.
With Carla Mercer-meyer (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Tantor Media Inc (February 11, 2013)
9781452661285 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $29.99
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