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The Night Country

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Towards the end of the Great Depression a young boy goes with his sister to stay at a farm while their mother is ill. There, during a scorching African summer, he witnesses a trial and punishment which will forever remind him of white men's cruelty to black people.

The Night Country is a fable for all ages – a powerful account of the strength that lives within us all.

©1998 Bryce Courtenay (P)2025, 2026 Bolinda Publishing
Family Life Genre Fiction Literary Fiction

Critic reviews

'The Night Country is as frank and funny as it is poetic and painful. It is a deeply personal collection with universal relevance.' (Adelaide Advertiser)
'It is gripping but deeply distressing writing ...' (The Canberra Times)
'A gripping saga set in apartheid South Africa.' (New Woman)
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