The year is 1832 and the Cape is rife with rumours about the liberation of slaves. Philida is the mother of four children by Francois Brink, the son of her master.
Francois has reneged on his promise to set her free and his father has ordered him to marry a white woman from a prominent family, selling Philida on to owners in the harsh country in the north. Unwilling to accept this fate, Philida tests the limits of her freedom by setting off on a journey. She travels across the great wilderness to the far north of Cape Town - determined to survive and be free.
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2012.
- ISBN10 0099578751
- ISBN13 9780099578758
- Publish Date 7 February 2013 (first published 31 July 2012)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 October 2023
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Vintage
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 320
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9780099578758