Zululand Book Review “People of Heaven” Beverly Harper
Zululand Book Review “People of Heaven” Beverly Harper
Zululand Book Review “People of Heaven” Beverly Harper – The story is set in Zululand around the town of Empangeni and the Big 5 country to the north during the period of apartheid over two generations. It is about two friends with a strong bond, Michael, a European family man and Dyson, a Zulu who becomes an activist. It engagingly covers the plight of the rhinoceros, sugar cane farming, Zulu and Apartheid history with its racial division, family dynamics with sibling rivalry.
The well written narrative describes Zululand landscape in a visual way.
Zululand Book Review “People of Heaven” Beverly Harper
“She hated all things. In three years or so, she would also hate this one but, for now, licking gently, she nuzzled and bonded with her baby.
She was unaware of something very important. The rest of the world were too. After all, the birth of a black rhinoceros deep in the wilds of Zululand would probably mean nothing, even go unnoticed by all but a few.
But this tiny creature symbolized hope.”
Zululand Book Review “People of Heaven” Beverly Harper – Another Excerpt
“There is death and deception and a great evil. But there is goodness and reward too. You cannot change what the ancients foretell. Whichever path I speak of will touch the lives of two families, yours and one other. There is nothing you can do to prevent it.”
On the right is an image of the author of “People of Heaven”, Beverly Harper in her beloved Africa.
Zululand Book Review “People of Heaven” Beverly Harper – The Author
Beverley Harper was born in Australia. At the age of 26 in 1967 she intended to spend a year in Africa but stayed twenty before she resettled in Australia in 1988. She died of cancer in 2002 after she wrote 8 books set in Africa. Her first novel, Storms over Africa, was published in 1985. Her ashes were brought back to Africa, the continent she so deeply loved.
“People of Heaven” is a great read for any audience but those specifically interested in Zululand. It comes highly recommended.
Zululand Book Review “People of Heaven” Beverly Harper
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