Author: Botlhale Tema Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa ISBN: 1776094131 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 236
Book Description
While working on the UNESCO Slave Route project in the early 2000s, Botlhale Tema discovered the extraordinary fact that her highly educated family from the farm Welgeval in the Pilanesberg had originated with two young men who had been child slaves in the mid-nineteenth century. She pieced together the fragments of information from relatives and community members, and scoured the archives to produce this book. Land of My Ancestors, previously published as The People of Welgeval, tells the story of the two young men and their descendants, as they build a life for themselves on Welgeval. As they raise their families and take in people who have been dispossessed, we follow the births, deaths, adventures and joys of the farm’s inhabitants in their struggle to build a new community. Set against the backdrop of slavery, colonialism, the Anglo-Boer War and the rise of apartheid, this is a fascinating and insightful retelling of history. It is an inspiring story about friendship and family, landownership and learning, and about how people transform themselves from victims to victory. A new prologue and epilogue give more historical context to the narrative and tell the story of the land claim involving the farm, which happened after the book’s original publication.
Author: Jenny Jägerfeld Publisher: Stockholm Text ISBN: 918717393X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 289
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Award-winning novel: Best novel for young adults, Sweden An accidentally sawed off thumb throws the reader right into high school-outsider Maja's journey in pursuit of identity. With a suddenly disappeared mom and and a reluctant crush on the boy next door, this spring nothing turns out as Maja has imagined.
Author: Mz Lady Renee' Publisher: Trafford Publishing ISBN: 1466936061 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 183
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"Thugg Luv" is a book about a teenage girl name Semaja who is very smart and bright, but yet she finds herself dating older guys and just totally in love with guys that are thuggs; Semaja also has secrets that her parents and others don't know about. Semaja came from a strong family that worked hard to get what they need or want; her mom worked two jobs to provide for her and her siblings.
Author: Magda Hellinger Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1982181249 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 320
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The “thought-provoking…must-read” (Ariana Neumann, author of When Time Stopped) memoir by a Holocaust survivor who saved an untold number of lives at Auschwitz through everyday acts of courage and kindness—in the vein of A Bookshop in Berlin and The Nazi Officer’s Wife. In March 1942, twenty-five-year-old kindergarten teacher Magda Hellinger and nearly a thousand other young women were deported as some of the first Jews to be sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. The SS soon discovered that by putting prisoners in charge of the day-to-day accommodation blocks, they could deflect attention away from themselves. Magda was one such prisoner selected for leadership and put in charge of hundreds of women in the notorious Experimental Block 10. She found herself constantly walking a dangerously fine line: saving lives while avoiding suspicion by the SS and risking execution. Through her inner strength and shrewd survival instincts, she was able to rise above the horror and cruelty of the camps and build pivotal relationships with the women under her watch, and even some of Auschwitz’s most notorious Nazi senior officers. Based on Magda’s personal account and completed by her daughter’s extensive research, this is “an unputdownable account of resilience and the power of compassion” (Booklist) in the face of indescribable evil.
Author: S. C. Loader Publisher: tredition ISBN: 3347790677 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 287
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Six years after the fall of modern civilisation, a wandering survivor Maja, meets an adaptive and highly resourceful survivor, Max. She persuades him to escort her to a known group of survivors where they can both build a future. A tentative, romantic relationship forms between them, but Maja's disinterest in a deeper relationship and her unethical choice of punishment for those men who have abused women, causes Max to reconsider his future at her side.
Author: Lars Kepler Publisher: Random House ISBN: 059331560X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 497
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#1 INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER • A serial killer is spinning a sinister web and Detectives Joona Linna and Saga Bauer are caught dead center. This pulse-pounding descent into the chilling world of The Spider is another shocking thriller in the Killer Instinct series. Three years ago, Detective Saga Bauer received an ominous postcard describing a gun and nine white bullets—one of which was intended for her partner, Detective Joona Linna. The sender alleged that Saga was the only person who could save him. But as time passed, the threat faded. Until now. A sack with a decomposing body has been found hanging from a tree in the forest. A milky white bullet casing turns up at the scene. When the body count begins to rise, the police realize that the killer is sending riddles, offering them the chance to stop the murders before they happen. But the police always seem to arrive a moment too late. As they begin to close in, the case becomes more and more tangled: someone is spinning a fiendishly intricate web, pulling Joona ever closer to a trap he may not be able to escape. The Spider is shocking and exhilarating in a way only Lars Kepler could accomplish.
Author: Edin Kapić Publisher: Edin Kapić ISBN: 8409601729 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 370
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It is the summer of 2022 in Yugoslavia, a prominent member of the European Union, with a war raging at its borders. FROM TRAGEDY EMERGE SECRETS, NOT OF ONE MAN BUT OF A WHOLE COUNTRY Following a sudden and tragic car accident where his friend dies, Esad Kajan, an airline pilot for Yugoslav Airlines, is thrust into a whirlwind of revelation as he uncovers unexpected layers to his friend's seemingly ordinary life. What begins as a personal tragedy soon escalates into a gripping battle against insurmountable odds. In the shadows of peace, a conspiracy takes flight With conspiracy lurking in the shadows and unsettling discoveries of mysterious transactions, Esad embarks on an extraordinary journey to unravel the truth. As he delves deeper, he realizes that no one is quite who they appear to be. Determined to shield his loved ones and avert a looming threat to the nation, Esad confronts a web of deceit that spans far beyond his imagination. WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT TURBULENCES: "Turbulences is a page turning thriller for the modern age with wonderful characters that you can relate to and feel for as they embark on a harrowing journey to save their country." "In the tradition of Len Deighton and Robert Ludlum, this book is a fast-paced thriller I couldn’t put down. It combines equal parts recent world history, aviation, and intrigue into a tasty stew of adventure with a satisfying finish." "Blending historical depth with the pulse-pounding tension of a thriller, this fiction novel entraps readers in its intricate web of mystery and intrigue. Every page brims with rich character development and alluring secrets, ensuring a captivating journey from start to finish."
Author: Nenad Velickovic Publisher: Northwestern University Press ISBN: 0810122421 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 199
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Published as the siege of Sarajevo ended, Lodgers is a hilarious, unsentimental report from the front lines of the Balkan wars of the 1990s. Detergent mixed with flour, museum relics sold to U.N. peacekeepers, the magic power of laminated accreditation-all of the folly and the horror of that time are revealed in the sarcastic report of the novel's teenage would-be authoress.
Author: Andrew Publisher: Andrew S ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 123
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When a king lost his home, he will create one for his family. This is a story of Raden Wijaya, the first Majapahit emperor. He lost his home due to his uncle's rebellion and he had to find safety. Embark on the first journey of Nusantara Chronicle in The Awakening of Maharaja.
Author: Botlhale Tema
Author: Jenny Jägerfeld
Author: Mz Lady Renee'
Author: Magda Hellinger
Author: Sherrill Burns
Author: S. C. Loader
Author: Lars Kepler
Author: Edin Kapić
Author: Nenad Velickovic
Author: Andrew