Road to Home, The [Import] [Paperback]

Vanessa Del Fabbro (Author), Annake Muller (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Lux Verti BM (June 23, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0796305951
• ISBN-13: 978-0796305954
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A realistic portrait of modern South Africa, September 10, 2006

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This review is from: The Road to Home (South Africa Series #1) (Steeple Hill Women's Fiction #20) (Paperback)

To be completely honest, I wasn't looking forward to reading "inspirational fiction," but I was COMPLETELY SURPRISED to find myself caught up in this story (and now halfway through the sequel). Sure, it reads a little like a Hallmark movie, but one that is set amid violence and an AIDS epidemic that South Africa's leadership has been extremely slow to address.

I had the great fortune to have the author present at a recent book club discussion of her work. Hearing her first-hand accounts of the violence and politics only made me more appreciative of the book. If you are interested in the country, or are drawn in the least to the images that Oprah and others deliver to Americans in neat, tidy packages, you will enjoy The Road to Home.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely, gentle story, June 11, 2006

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This review is from: The Road to Home (South Africa Series #1) (Steeple Hill Women's Fiction #20) (Paperback)

This is a lovely book with a story that builds to a very powerful end. It moves so subtly you almost don't realize how caught up you are until you are there.

Two women become friends, despite all the barriers that exist between white and black people in post-Apartheid South Africa. Both women find themselves in situations that force them to evaluate what's important in their lives. In the process, they become important to each other.

I really loved this book. Twice it brought me to tears. The writing is lovely, and the message is both hopeful and kind.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down, July 8, 2005

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Leon - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Road to Home (South Africa Series #1) (Steeple Hill Women's Fiction #20) (Paperback)

Post apartheid South Africa and AIDS are difficult topics to cover. The author descibes a situation facing millions daily, describing both the good and the bad without ever passing judgement or searching for a romantic ending. We are instead lead on a thought-provoking journey with the main characters. A great read, can't wait for the sequel.