Journal Entry 1 by tranq1 from Tampa, Florida USA on Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Coetzee grew up in a new development north of Cape Town, tormented by guilt and fear. With a father he despised, and a mother he both adored and resented, he led a double life--the brilliant and well-behaved student at school, the princely despot at home, always terrified of losing his mother's love. His first encounters with literature, the awakenings of sexual desire, and a growing awareness of apartheid left him with baffling questions; and only in his love of the high veld ("farms are places of freedom, of life") could he find a sense of belonging. Bold and telling, this masterly evocation of a young boy's life is the book Coetzee's many admirers have been waiting for, but never could have expected.
 

Journal Entry 2 by tranq1 at round robin readers book exchange, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Released 5 mos ago (12/6/2011 UTC) at round robin readers book exchange, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases

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Sending to msjoanna for the Dec Round Robin Book Exchange because it is on her wishlist. 

Journal Entry 3 by msjoanna at Columbia, Missouri USA on Sunday, December 25, 2011

Thanks for sharing this. I've been wanting to read more of Coetzee's work and this series of fictionalized memoirs has gotten excellent reviews.