The Middle of Somewhere
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The illustration on the front of BfK this month is the cover of The Book of the Banshee by Anne Fine (see Authorgraph for details). The book is published by Hamish Hamilton and we thank them for their help in using Derek Brazell's illustration.
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This quiet South African story tells of the fears and hardships of black 9-year-old, Rebecca, as she anticipates her family's enforced removal from their village to the utterly inhospitable and inconvenient Pofadderkloof Township. There is less anger than sadness in the novel and an impressive under-scoring of the unity between the villagers in the face of blatant injustice. Politically it ought to provide sound food for thought about the apartheid issue.
