Back cover text:
In the heart of rural Botswana, the poverty-striken village of Golema Mmidi is a haven to exiles from far and wide. South African political refugee, Makhaya, and Englishman Gilbert Balfour join forces to revolutionise the villagers' traditional farming methods. But their task is fraught with hazards as the pressures of tradition, opposition from the local chief and the unrelenting climate threaten to divide and devastate the fragile community.

I'm planning on reading this book for the 5 Books, 5 Countries, 5 Continents challenge.

This is a beautiful book.
I enjoyed it much more than I expected. I feel in love with Golema Mmidi as I was reading.

I'll be sending this book out to tenneh tomorrow. She accepted it as part of the Out of Africa relay.

Received today - Thanks!!

I enjoyed this look at Africa. It was very interesting to see the way of life and culture.

Reserved for the Passport VBB

RELEASE NOTES:

going to dancing-dog for the Passport VBB

Book has arrived safe and sound! Thanks for sending it - it does look interesting :)

I enjoyed this book also. Have never read anything that takes place in Botswana, so enjoyed the cultural and sociological context. Thanks for sharing this book!

Going back into the Passport to the World VBB on Bookobsessed

Update 12/17/08 - not selected - will see if anyone in my local BC group is interested

12/20/08 - This book was put in melydia's BookCrossing Meetup Bookbox which mississippimom brought to our local BC Christmas party

The MeetUp BookBox, including this book, arrived in Maine and will journey to the next meeting of the Southern Maine BookCrossing Group to meet some of our Maine BookCrossers.

I took this book out of the MeetUp BookBox that we passed around at the meeting of the Southern Maine BookCrossing Group tonight. Thanks for including us in this fun project. We enjoyed it!

I finally got around to reading this book and did enjoy it very much. A tiny glimpse into an entirely different culture and a different world..

The book's copyright is 1969 and it was written by Bessie Head, who according to the back cover was born in South Africa but ended up in Botswana, much like the book's protagonist.

The book is now ready to release. Reserved for the 2012 Never Judge a Book By Its Cover Release Challenge which week 15 features April rain showers.

Released in a release bag (in case the Rain Clouds Gather) in front of the entrance to Portland Adult Education, 57 Douglass St, Portland, Maine, around 10 PM on April 13, 2012.

Welcome to BookCrossing!


Please make a journal entry to let me know that this book has been caught so I know that it has found a good home with you. If you are new to BookCrossing, when you join please indicate that you were referred by solittletime or any other journaler. (You can make a journal entry anonymously if you don't want to join.) I hope that you enjoy the book. You can make another journal entry with your comments when you are done reading.

Then, whenever you are ready to send it on its way, make a journal entry if you are giving or sending this book to a known person, or a release note if you are leaving it “in the wild” again for anyone to catch. Then watch its journey. You’ll be alerted by e-mail each time someone makes another journal entry. And it’s confidential (you are known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free.

I hope that you will enjoy the BookCrossing experience!