A Place Called Vatmaar View Online By A.H.M. Scholtz
| Title | : | A Place Called Vatmaar |
| Author | : | A.H.M. Scholtz |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Page | : | 376 pages |
| ISBN | : | 0795701047 |
A hundred years ago, a small settlement sprang up in the Northern Cape A rich diversity of people moved in, as the children were born, Vatmaar became a village A.H.M Scholtz tells of Oom Chai, who in turn tells of a Vuurmaak, who in turn introduces someone else Thus a chain of stories is created interlinking the fates of unforgettable characters like Lance Corporal Geo A hundred years ago, a small settlement sprang up in the Northern Cape A rich diversity of people moved in, as the children were born, Vatmaar became a village A.H.M Scholtz tells of Oom Chai, who in turn tells of a Vuurmaak, who in turn introduces someone else Thus a chain of stories is created interlinking the fates of unforgettable characters like Lance Corporal George Lewis and his Tswana wife, Rush, Sis Bet, Old Chetty, Hendruk, January, Tant Vonnie and her daughters as they recount tales of the Anglo Boer War, the diamond diggings, court cases and stokvels the tricksters and the tricked, marriages and funerals, love and betrayal A Place Called Vatmaar is a panoramic novel compelling, wise and humane
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A hundred years ago, a small settlement sprang up in the Northern Cape A rich diversity of people moved in, as the children were born, Vatmaar became
376 pagesA.H.M. Scholtz
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