Stones for my father
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Historical fiction
Human-narrated audio
Summary
South Africa. Corlie Roux’s farm life is not easy: the Transvaal is beautiful, but it is also a harsh, hot place, and when her father dies, she is left with a mother who is as devoted to her sons as… she is cruel to her daughter. Corlie finds solace in her friend, Sipho, and in Africa itself, but her world is about to vanish - the British are invading and driving Boer families like hers from their farms. Will Corlie’s resilience and devotion to her country sustain her through the suffering and squalor she finds in the camp at Kroonstad? That may depend on a soldier from faraway Canada and on inner resources Corlie never dreamed she had. For senior high readers. Includes violence. 2011.