MaruMargaret, an orphaned Masarwa girl, comes to Dilepe to teach, only to discover that in this Botswana village her people are treated as outcasts. In the love story and intrigue that follows, the book combines a portrait of loneliness with an affirmation of the mystery and spirituality of life. |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
African afternoon appeared asked beautiful began cause chief child closed continued dark dead Dikeledi Dilepe don't door dreams earth everything experiment eyes face feeling felt floor goat going ground half hand head heard heart hill hour human inside kill kind king knew later laughed light lived longer looked lost Margaret Margaret Cadmore marry Maru Masarwa matter mind mistress Moleka Morafi mouth moved never night pain passed Perhaps person Pete principal quietly raised Ranko removed replied seated secret seemed Seth side silent slaves slowly smile stood stopped strange suddenly surprised talk teacher tell things thought thousand took trouble turned village voice walked watched whole woman women