Grace
Family secrets run deep for Grace, a young girl growing up in Cape Town during the 1980s, spilling over into adulthood, and threatening to ruin the respectable life she has built for herself When an old childhood friend reappears, Grace s memories of her childhood come rushing back, and she is confronted, once again, with the loss that has shaped her She has to face up to the truth or continue to live a lie but the choice is not straightforward Grace is an intimate portrayal of violence, both personal and political, and its legacy on one person s life It meditates on the long shadow cast by personal trauma, showing the inter generational imprint of violence and loss on people s lives. Free Download Grace [ Author ] Barbara Boswell [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This is a story that I have wanted to write I realise I would never have told it with this level of psychological dexterity I love how the author writes The story was engaging The characters believable and so real Grace is, sadly, a woman I hatethan pity She is the reason generations of women are locked in prisons of their own making To me, the fear she speaks of having lived is a fallacy She is simply a masochist She enjoyed living in fear and pain She enjoyed looking for affect This is a story that I have wanted to write I realise I would never have told it with this level of...My book for 2017 A complex story written beautifully The word usage is an absolute delight.Grace seems determined break away from where she began, but its not that easy Great read.A striking novel which follows the life of Grace a girl living in the Cape flats in 1980 s South Africa This capturing novel explores relationships between parents and children as well as those of a romantic natur...This was a great, hard hitting South African book about domestic violence.
- 12 February 2018 Barbara Boswell
- Kindle Edition
- 171 pages
- Barbara Boswell
- Grace