It is 1825 and high in the mountains of South Africa a group of slavesstand accused of the murder of their owner, Nicolass van der Merwe, a wealthy Afrikaner farmer. Galant, the van der Merwe family's chief hand, is held leader of the murderous band. Raised with the two sonsof the house, it was not until adulthood and rivalry over Hester, orphaned daughter of a tenant farmer, that he realised their differentroles, their unequal futures and opposed stations in life. A CHAIN OFVOICES stands as a prophetic lesson - when hopes of freedom from slavery are dashed, and when promises of equal treatment are broken, an escalating spiral of bitterness, resentment, and finally, explosiveviolence is inevitable.
- ISBN10 6611824650
- ISBN13 9786611824655
- Publish Date 1 September 2007 (first published 10 May 1982)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 27 September 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Sourcebooks
- Format eBook
- Pages 514
- Language English