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The Message

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Lesley Beake author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:13th Mar '09

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Life story of a boy who moves to a township setting from his rural beginnings.

This touching story traces the life story of a boy from his rural beginnings in Mpumalanga, through the path of his life, to the present day when he returns to the place of his birth.This touching story traces the life story of a boy from his rural beginnings in Mpumalanga, through the path of his life, to the present day when he returns to the place of his birth. As a young boy, he leaves his family home to go and look after his ageing uncle. He leaves behind everything that he loves and goes to an unfamiliar environment. He moves from rural Mpumalanga to a township setting. He is educated at a school there. He joins the struggle before going to university overseas. Finally, he flies back to his country. His brother fetches him at the airport to take him back home, where he meets his father who is now an old man.

ISBN: 9780521092791

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 250g

331 pages