Philida, by André Brink. 2013 reprint. Vintage paperback. 310 pp.

Philida -- Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2012

The year is 1832 and the Cape is rife with rumours about the liberation of slaves. Philida is the mother of four children by Francois Brink, the son of her master. Francois has reneged on his promise to set her free and his father has ordered him to marry a white woman from a prominent family, selling Philida to owners in the harsh country in the north. Unwilling to accept this fate, Philida sets off on a great journey. She travels across the wilderness to the far north of Cape Town -- determined to survive and to be free.

First published in Great Britain in 2012 by Harvill Secker. This edition published 2013 by Vintage, London. 

Condition: As good as new.