Title The night country / Bryce Courtenay ; watercolours by Stephen Fearnley

Published Ringwood, Vic. : Viking, [1998] ©1998 ©1998

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W'PONDS	827.03 C8638 A6/N		AVAILABLE

Description 87 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm Summary The Night Country is an enchanting and inspiring story from one of Australia's most popular authors, Bryce Courtenay, which draws on the author's childhood in Africa. Towards the end of the Great Depression a young boy goes with his sister to stay at a farm while their mother is ill. There, during a scorching African summer, he witnesses a trial and punishment which will forever remind him of white men's cruelty to black people. Beautifully packaged with striking watercolour illustrations, The Night Country is a fable for all ages - a powerful account of the strength that lives within us all Notes "A story you will never forget" -- Cover Subject Courtenay, Bryce, 1933-2012 -- Childhood and youth -- Fiction. Apartheid -- South Africa -- Fiction. Authors, Australian -- Fiction. Families -- Fiction. Families -- Juvenile fiction. Paranormal fiction. SUBJECT South Africa -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008111620 South Africa http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125452 -- Juvenile fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687 South Africa. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125452 Genre/Form Paranormal fiction. Fiction. Author Fearnley, Stephen, illustrator ISBN 9780670878994 (hardback)

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