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A Question of Power
[Paperback]Author(s):Bessie HeadIn the village of Motabeng, Botswana - the place of sand - Elizabeth and her son have made their new home, far away from their old life in South Africa. -
When Rain Clouds Gather AND Maru
[Paperback]Author(s):Bessie HeadIntroduction by:Helen OyeyemiIn two powerful novels of belonging, one of Africa's most important writers explores village life and the traditions of Botswana. -
Maru
[Paperback]Author(s):Bessie HeadMaru is the moving tale of an orphaned Masarwa girl who goes to teach in a remote village in Botswana where her own people are kept as slaves. Her presence polarises a community which does not see Masarwa people as human, and condemns her to the lonely life of an outcast. Bessie Head was one of -
When Rain Clouds Gather
[Paperback]Author(s):Bessie HeadThe poverty-stricken village of Golema Mmidi, in the heart of rural Botswana, offers a haven to the exiles gathered there. -
A Woman Alone Autobiographical Writings
[Paperback]Author(s):Bessie HeadA collection of autobiographical writings, sketches, and essays that covers the entire span of Bessie Head's creative life. -
A Question of Power
[Paperback]Author(s):Bessie HeadIt is never clear to Elizabeth whether the mission principal's cruel revelations of her origins is at the bottom of her mental breakdown, but in the dark loneliness of the Botswanan night, the frightened South African refugee slips in and out of sanity. -
The Collector of Treasures and Other Botswana Village Tales
[Paperback]Author(s):Bessie HeadA collection of short stories based on life in a Botswanan village, including the story of a woman who murders the husband who deserted her years before. -
When Rain Clouds Gather Beginner Level
[Paperback]Author(s):Estate of Bessie HeadMacmillan Readers are a range of contemporary and classic titles specially retold for learners of English. Levels are carefully graded from Starter to Upper Intermediate to help students choose the right material for their abilty. -
The Cardinals With Meditations and Short Stories
[Paperback]Author(s):Bessie HeadVolume editor:M. J. DaymondMouse lacks love and family, but lives for books. A newspaper job opens her eyes to real life. Johnny, a time-worn journalist, offers love and shelter, but at the price of losing her naive view of society. Can she accept that apartheid rules, and form her own loveless history? -
When Rain Clouds Gather & Maru
[epub]Author(s):Bessie HeadIntroduction by:Helen OyeyemiIn two powerful novels of belonging, one of Africa's most important writers explores village life and the traditions of Botswana.
