MA¤rit Laurens is a young woman of British descent who comes to live with her husband, Ben, on their newly purchased farm along the border of South Africa Shortly after her arrival, violence strikes at the heart of MA¤rit's world Devastated and confused but determined to run the farm on her own, MA¤rit finds herself in a simmering tug of war between ожсхщ the local Afrikaner community and the black workers who live on the farm, both vying for control over the land in the wake of tragedy MA¤rit's only supporter is her black housekeeper, Tembi, who, like MA¤rit, is alone in the world Together, the women struggle to hold on to the farm, but the quietly encroaching civil war brings out conflicting loyalties that turn the fight for the farm into a fight for their lives Thrilling to read, A Blade of Grass is a wrenching story of friendship and betrayal and of the trauma of the land that has shaped post-colonial Africa.  Книга объединяет2004 г Мягкая обложка, 416 стр ISBN 0060554274.