When Rain Clouds Gather And Maru
$35.48
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2010
Summary
When Rainclouds Gather: Escaping South Africa and his troubled past, Makehaya crosses the border to Botswana, in the hope of leading a peaceful, purposeful life. In the village of Golema Mmidi he meets Gilbert, a charismatic Englishman who is trying to modernise farming methods to benefit the community. The two outsiders join forces, but their task is fraught with hazards: opposition from the corrupt chief, the pressures of tradition, and the unrelenting climate ever threaten to bring tragedy…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844086221 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844086224 |
| Author: | Bessie Head, Helen Oyeyemi |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2010 |
| Weight: | 279g |
| Dimensions: | 133mm x 200mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
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When Rain Clouds Gather and Maru are fairy tales about the transformations that love can wreak. And they transform love into a force to be thankful for – Helen Oyeyemi
About The Author
Bessie Head
Bessie Head (1937-1986) is one of Africa’s most prominent writers. In her short life, she left an important literary legacy to Africa and the world. Head was born in South Africa but spent much of her life in Botswana. Her works were mostly inspired by her own traumatic life experiences as an outcast in Apartheid South African society.
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