Damian Barr's book shows how the sins of the past haunt the present - and may explode in the future, writes Jessica Levitt.
Two important stories are told over the course of a century in Damian Barr's vivid and informative book,. The first is that of Sarah van der Watt, who was forcibly moved with her six-year-old child to a concentration camp by the British government during the second Anglo-Boer war.
Sarah's determination and loyalty ensure her refusal to swear allegiance to the British in exchange for better living conditions. This decision leaves her and Fred's lives even more at risk. Abused, beaten and broken, he tries to escape, only for a Boer wife to report him. He faces death for being"soft".
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