Where can I find a good summary of the novel "A Blade of Grass" written by Lewis Desoto?

elburcher

A BLADE OF GRASS By Lewis Desoto Maia, £8.99 Set in the borderlands of South Africa at a time of unrest (DeSoto seems determined to leave the date vague) this outstanding debut novel describes the evolving relationship between Märit, a farmer’s wife, and Tembi, her maid. Following the murder of Märit’s husband, the matter of control of the farm and the subsequent desertion of its workforce, is mirrored in the armed struggle for control of the region and the flight of the white population. DeSoto is not an author who uses a phrase or passage lightly: his heady evocations of bucolic lushness are tempered by a later desolation, while the intricate seesawing of affection and resentment between Märit and Tembi represents a cogent portrayal of race relations during the apartheid era. The trials of almost Biblical hardships they endure lend their union, and subsequent dissolution, the power of myth without sacrificing the novel’s realist heart. As the region empties of civilians the two women are granted a reprieve from repression, but their cherished solitude carries within it the chilling vulnerability of isolation. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,923-1287966,00.html Dec 03 06, 12:36 PM

TheuntouchablE

Thanks. That helped a lot. Dec 08 06, 1:07 PM

TheuntouchablE

Can you tell me ny more sites? I need to know some quotes too. Dec 08 06, 4:05 PM

SOTHC

There are far too many sites that give you one or two quotes from the book but I suggest you search using the words - desoto "blade of grass" quotes - and good luck with the search Dec 08 06, 4:57 PM

SOTHC

By searching using - desoto "blade of grass" summary - you come up with numerous sites such as http://www.harpercollins.ca/global_scripts/product_catalog/book_xml.asp?isbn=0006392806&tc=rg Dec 08 06, 5:03 PM

TheuntouchablE

Thanks SOTHC Dec 08 06, 6:20 PM