| The Housemaid's Daughter Contributor(s): Mutch, Barbara (Author), Turpin, Bahni (Read by), Gould, Cat (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1482947161 ISBN-13: 9781482947168 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" (0.70 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A stunning first novel that tells a story of love and duty colliding on the arid plains of apartheid-era South Africa When Cathleen Harrington leaves her home in Ireland in 1919 to travel to South Africa, she knows that she does not love the man she is to marry there--her fiance Edward, whom she has not seen for five years. Isolated and estranged in a small town in the harsh Karoo desert, her only real companions are her diary and her housemaid, and later the housemaid's daughter, Ada. When Ada is born, Cathleen recognizes in her someone she can love and respond to in a way that she cannot with her own family. Under Cathleen's tutelage, Ada grows into an accomplished pianist and a reader who cannot resist turning the pages of the diary, discovering the secrets Cathleen sought to hide. As they grow closer, Ada sees new possibilities in front of her--a new horizon. But in one night, everything changes, and Cathleen comes home from a trip to find that Ada has disappeared, scorned by her own community. Cathleen must make a choice: should she conform to society or search for the girl who has become closer to her than her own daughter? Set against the backdrop of a beautiful yet divided land, The Housemaid's Daughter is a startling and thought provoking novel that intricately portrays the drama and heartbreak of two women who rise above cruelty to find love, hope, and redemption. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mutch, Barbara: - Barbara Mutch was born and raised in South Africa, the granddaughter of Irish immigrants. She is married with two sons and divides her time between Cape Town and London. Turpin, Bahni: -Bahni Turpin, film, television, and voice actress, has won seventeen AudioFile Earphones Awards and three prestigious Audie Awards for her narrations, and she was named 2016 Narrator of the Year by Publishers Weekly magazine. |