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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Barbara Trapido's captivating novel of coming-of-age novel about sisters, friendship and political awakening in 1950s South Africa______________________This is a gorgeous book about growing up it also manages to convey, with admirable lightness of touch, the dawning of a political consciousness A wonderful read' - Observer'A beautifully written slice of both personal and political history by the end of the novel, you are immersed in her world and simply never want to leave it' - Guardian'A blissfully funny sequence of portraits, family upon family, vignette upon vignette' - Daily Telegraph______________________Dinah and her sister Lisa are growing up in 1950s South Africa, where racial laws are tightening. They are two little girls from a dissenting liberal family. Big sister Lisa is strong and sensible, while Dinah is weedy and arty. At school, the sadistic Mrs Vaughan-Jones is providing instruction in mental arithmetic and racial prejudice.And then there's the puzzle of lunch break. 'Would you rather have a native girl or a koelie to make your sandwiches?' a first-year classmate asks. But Dinah doesn't know the answer, because it's her dad who makes her sandwiches.As the apparatus of repression rolls on, Dinah finds her own way. As we follow her journey through childhood and adolescence, we enter into one of the darker passages of twentieth-century history. The wonderful bestselling novel from Barbara Trapido, with an introduction by Joanna Briscoe Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780747599593
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Book Description Condition: New. 2009. Paperback. The wonderful bestselling novel from Barbara Trapido, with an introduction by Joanna Briscoe Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232. 336 pages. The wonderful bestselling novel from Barbara Trapido, with an introduction by Joanna Briscoe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight: 226. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780747599593
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Book Description Condition: New. 2009. Paperback. The wonderful bestselling novel from Barbara Trapido, with an introduction by Joanna Briscoe Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232. 336 pages. The wonderful bestselling novel from Barbara Trapido, with an introduction by Joanna Briscoe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight: 226. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780747599593
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