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A Blade of Grass
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
A Blade of Grass
Contributors:
By (Author) Lewis Desoto
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Imprint:
Fourth Estate
Publication Date:
20th May 2005
Country:
Australia
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
823
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
432
Dimensions:
Width 199mm, Height 147mm, Spine 27mm
Weight:
298g
Description
Set on the border between South Africa and an unnamed country, A Blade of Grass tells the story of Marit Laurens, a young woman of British descent, recently orphaned and newly wed, who comes to live with her husband Ben on their new farm.
Reviews
"[A] beautiful first novel."--Booklist
"Resembles in loose fashion our own master Faulkner's... novel The Unvanquished.... An intense reading experience... something readers will remember."--Chicago Tribune
"This fine first novel is tension-filled and swiftly paced."--Library Journal
