Showing posts with label Cry the Beloved Country. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cry the Beloved Country. Show all posts

Thursday, January 04, 2007

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

I have finally finished the first book of the year. And what a moving, great book it has been. Set in the South Africa of the 1940s, two men meet in sadness and despair but part in reconciliation and hope.

I love the way this book is written, from a variety of viewpoints and voices, breaking off from the main plot occasionally to touch upon other issues that matter. Very poetic.

Highly recommended. And only £1.49 from Oxfam ... A bargain.