Johannes Meintjes (1923–1980)

Written by a South African author unknown to me, I am very glad to have found this book when I dropped off some items at the Discovery Thrift shop. The book is about two Cape Dutch Afrikaner (white) families and how their lives are intertwined and affected by a series of tragedies. Featured are the narrator and his friend, a very talented, popular and gregarious artist who returns to the homeplace to restore it, and becomes an impoverished recluse in the process. It was really hard to put this book down; I was fascinated in finding how their lives would unfold and how various issues would be resolved.… (more)