People of Heaven
Apr 2000 · Pan Australia
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'The poacher didn't shoot her. Bullets cost money and a shot might alert the rangers. . . On the third night, after enduring more agony than any man or beast should ever have to face, the rhinoceros took one last shuddering breath, heaved her flanks painfully, and sought refuge in the silky blackness of death.'
In 1945, on a train bound for Zululand, two soldiers meet on the way home to their families, the war in Europe finally over. But in South Africa there are many more battles still to be fought. The seeds of apartheid are being sown in an angry nation, the fate of the Zulu people is as precarious as that of the endangered black rhinoceros, hunted for its horn. The soldiers on the train are already sworn enemies-one is black, the other white.
Their sons, Michael King and Dyson Mpande, share a precious friendship that defies race and colour. But political greed, lust and a great evil between their families will test their friendship beyond imaginable limits.
In 1945, on a train bound for Zululand, two soldiers meet on the way home to their families, the war in Europe finally over. But in South Africa there are many more battles still to be fought. The seeds of apartheid are being sown in an angry nation, the fate of the Zulu people is as precarious as that of the endangered black rhinoceros, hunted for its horn. The soldiers on the train are already sworn enemies-one is black, the other white.
Their sons, Michael King and Dyson Mpande, share a precious friendship that defies race and colour. But political greed, lust and a great evil between their families will test their friendship beyond imaginable limits.
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4.8
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Nthabiseng Boloko
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September 15, 2021
I absolutely LOVE the book. It is page-turning, intriguing and plays around with human emotions. The writer paints vivid pictures of events that take place as the storyline carries forward. Thank you Mrs Harper...... Thank you for intensifying my love for novels.
Lachlan Burke
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December 8, 2015
Very enjoyable read.
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About the author
Born in NSW, Beverley Harper travelled to Africa at 26, took one look and fell in love. She stayed for nearly 20 years, living at various times in Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Botswana, the Ivory Coast and Malawi before returning to Australia in 1988 with the spoils of her wanderings - a husband and three sons. Beverley returns to Africa every year to research each new novel. She lives on the Northern Tablelands of NSW.
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