Andr Brink"one of South Africa's greatest novelists" (the Telegraph)gives us his most powerful novel yet; the truly unforgettable story of a female slave, and her fierce determination to survive and to be free. It is 1832 in South Africa, the year before slavery is abolished and the slaves are emancipated. Philida is the mother of four children by Francois Brink, the son of her master. When Francois's father orders him to marry a woman from a prominent Cape Town family, Francois reneges on his promise to give Philida her ...
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Andr Brink"one of South Africa's greatest novelists" (the Telegraph)gives us his most powerful novel yet; the truly unforgettable story of a female slave, and her fierce determination to survive and to be free. It is 1832 in South Africa, the year before slavery is abolished and the slaves are emancipated. Philida is the mother of four children by Francois Brink, the son of her master. When Francois's father orders him to marry a woman from a prominent Cape Town family, Francois reneges on his promise to give Philida her freedom, threatening instead to sell her to new owners in the harsh country up north. Here is the remarkable storybased on individuals connected to the author's familyof a fiercely independent woman who will settle for nothing and for no one. Unwilling to accept the future that lies ahead of her, Philida continues to test the limits and lodges a complaint against the Brink family. Then she sets off on a journeyfrom the southernmost reaches of the Cape, across a great wilderness, to the far north of the countryin order to reclaim her soul.
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Andre Brink, who has been nominated for the Noble Price for Literature in the past, has written a riveting book. Phlida is based on meticulous research about the condition of slaves in the 1830s in South Africa, and it also soars beyond this into a world of myth and spirits. One will not want to put it down!
And, full disclosure, my last name is also Brink, and I came upon this book through a great coincidence. My wife and I were visiting the great wine estate Solms Delta (outside Cape Town) on vacation. There are superb historic exhibits there setting forth the history of the great farm from the early 1600s, including masters and slaves. I noticed that a Cornelius Brink was an owner in the early 1800s. On return to the US, we saw a very favorable review of Philida in the Economist - and realized that the historic name of the estate, Zandvliet, used in the book, has now been changed to Solms Delta, and Cornelius Brink is a major character in Philida. I highly recommend the book and, if possible, a visit to Solms Delta.
I've become an avid reader of Andre Brink - he was a courageous fighter against Apartheid, but mostly is an author of international importance and provides a powerful reading experience.
