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You will be safe here / Damian Barr.
"Orange Free state, South Africa, 1901: At the height of the Second Boer War, Sarah van der Watt and her son are taken from their farm by force to Bloemfontein Concentration Camp where, the English promise, they will be safe. Johannesburg, 2010: Sixteen-year-old outsider Willem just wants to be left alone with his books and his dog. Worried he's not turning out right, his mother and her boyfriend send him to New Dawn Safari Training Camp. Here they "make men out of boys." Guaranteed. Inspired by real events, You Will Be Safe Here uncovers a hidden colonial history and present-day darkness while exploring our capacity for cruelty and kindness." back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781487006389 (paperback)
- Physical Description: xv, 327 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Anansi International, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Families > Fiction. South Africa > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Sechelt Public Library | F BARR (Text) | 33260100033035 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
