You Will Be Safe Here
by Damian Barr
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Pub Date 7 Jul 2020 | Archive Date 21 May 2020
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (UK & ANZ) | Bloomsbury Publishing
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Description
The stunning and shocking debut novel from the award-winning author of Maggie & Me. Set in South Africa You Will Be Safe Here explores legacies of abuse, redemption and the strength of the human spirit
South Africa, 1901, 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 ma and her boyfriend send him to New Dawn Safari Training Camp. Here they ‘make men out of boys’. Guaranteed.
You Will Be Safe Here is a deeply moving novel of connected parts. Inspired by real events, it uncovers a hidden colonial history and present-day darkness while exploring our capacity for cruelty and kindness.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781408886052 |
| PRICE | US$11.99 (USD) |
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