My Children Have Faces

My Children Have Faces
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Publisher : Waveland Press
Total Pages : 142
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ISBN-10 : 9781478635543
ISBN-13 : 1478635541
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Book Synopsis My Children Have Faces by : Carol Campbell

Download or read book My Children Have Faces written by Carol Campbell and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This well-wrought story is drawn from Campbell’s firsthand knowledge of the karretjiemense (donkey cart people) of the Great Karoo, a vast area of parched earth and craggy mountains in South Africa. Through the voices of Kapok and Muis, the parents, and Fansie and Witpop, the two oldest children, we come to know an undocumented karretjiemense family and their bare-bones lifestyle. Kapok, who tries to find work where he can but uses alcohol to escape reality, is not concerned that the children don’t have government-issued IDs. Muis feels differently: “Without government names, who will the police search for if they are lost?” Muis also worries that Kapok’s desire to get his family out of the dry, hot veld and seek stability in the town of Leeu Gamka will get her killed. Miskiet, the man who raped her there 15 years earlier, reveals to readers that he holds a murderous grudge. The characters’ use of Afrikaans-interspersed English and their personal perceptions of circumstances expose the complexities of an often invisible culture. Vivid descriptions and underlying suspense unleash in readers the desire to absorb every detail of this poignant novel.


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