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About the Author |
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The Housemaid’s Daughter |
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Inspiration for the book |
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The Karoo |
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The Town of Cradock |
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Barbara Mutch |
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The author of The Housemaid’s Daughter |
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Set on the arid plains of South Africa, The Housemaid’s Daughter traces the story of two remarkable women who forge an unlikely friendship across the divide of culture, generation, and colour. Irishwoman Cathleen Harrington teaches her housemaid, Ada, to play the piano and to read. When Ada is drawn into an illegal relationship, she flees the only home she has ever known to spare Cathleen knowledge of her betrayal. Will Ada be able to protect her mixed race child in the violent township where she settles? Will Cathleen find her and persuade her to return? Will the two families survive until South Africa heals itself? |
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Follow the progress of the book by reading my blog. http://barbaramutch.blogspot.com |
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An epic journey. An uncertain love. An enduring friendship. |
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See the Surrey Life August, article: There’s a book in us all, featuring Barbara. |
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Go to Media - Radio to listen to Barbara’s two interviews on the BBC and her interview on Brooklands Radio |
