Description of Story:

This story takes place in South Africa and follows Rosa Burger, a white South African in her early twenties, whose parents had been under the scrutiny of the local government, and later imprisoned, for their political beliefs. Nadine Gordimer’s book tells the tale of this young woman who is trying to uphold the anti-apartheid beliefs and practices passed down by her martyred parents yet find her self during the turbulent times of modern South Africa.

I am offering this book for a bookring.

Bookring Rules:

1) When you receive the book, please journal it so that the group knows where it has landed.

2) Please take care of the book. Others want to read it and would be disappointed to receive a destroyed book. Take care of it as if it were your own.

3) Plan on keeping the book for no more than 30 days. If you think you might need more time, please make note as a journal entry. If you would like to participate in the ring but know that you can’t read it in the allotted time, I will gladly add you toward the end of the list.

Be considerate to the others in the bookring and do not stall the book.

4) When you’re ready to pass the book along, PM the next person on the list to get their address. Journal again when you've sent it on. Let everyone know what you thought of the book and where you’ve sent it. Set the book’s status code to “traveling”.


Participants (order subject to change as others join):

Cat207 - Australia - Ship Intl.
Martjxox - Italy - Ship to EU --- the book is here Sent message on Sept. 8, 2013 & Nov. 11, 2013
Tubereader - Belgium - Ship to EU
EmgeeNL - Netherlands - Ship to EU
lamelemon - Romania - Ship to EU
Blue_berry - UK - Ship Intl.
Danielle23 - UK - Ship to EU
Stubee - UK - Ship Intl.
KT-J - UK - Ship Intl.
Ciloma - U.S.A. - Ship U.S.A.

This book is now starting it's world wide journey. First stop... Australia! Enjoy!

Arrived in today's mail. Thank you - especially for the beautiful card. As bookrings / rays are wont to do, this is the third to arrive in the space of a week (all African, I think), after a very long dry spell. I will do my best to keep to my allotted timeframe, but please be patient with me as my reading time is limited at the moment. I will definitely not stall the book.

This was a struggle as it's not a topic that grabs my attention, but I did enjoy the writing style. I can't help but think the girl's destiny was determined before she was born.

On to Martjxox in tomorrow's mail.

Got today in the post! Will start it soon!

*edit 05/02/2013*
emailed today the reader next to me in the list! Will send this one as soon as I have the next person's adresse!