I very much enjoyed The Housemaid's Daughter by Barbara Mutch which is set in South Africa from pre-World War II to post Apartheid. This is the author's debut novel. Ada narrates her story as the daughter of Miriam who is the maid in a white family's home. The Harringtons are from Ireland. After a long engagement Cathleen joined her fiance in South Africa and had two children, Phil and Rosemary. Cathleen teaches Ada to play the piano. The reader and Ada also hear the voice of Cathleen through her diary. Ada lives through tumultuous times and many incidents affect her life. We have an insight in to the South African society, the cry for change and the human cost of political decisions. Recommended. 4/5Sunday, July 10, 2016
The Housemaid's Daughter
I very much enjoyed The Housemaid's Daughter by Barbara Mutch which is set in South Africa from pre-World War II to post Apartheid. This is the author's debut novel. Ada narrates her story as the daughter of Miriam who is the maid in a white family's home. The Harringtons are from Ireland. After a long engagement Cathleen joined her fiance in South Africa and had two children, Phil and Rosemary. Cathleen teaches Ada to play the piano. The reader and Ada also hear the voice of Cathleen through her diary. Ada lives through tumultuous times and many incidents affect her life. We have an insight in to the South African society, the cry for change and the human cost of political decisions. Recommended. 4/5
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