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Nature Lessons

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A first-rate, beautifully-written novel about an migr living in the States who goes back to her native South Africa to look for her missing mother--a fictional debut that will be a draw both to critics and to readers of fine, accessible fiction

Set against a backdrop of South Africa's troubled history, natural beauty, and complex contemporary society, Nature Lessons is a riveting story of a forty-year-old woman, Kate Jensen, struggling to come to terms with the legacy of growing up with a mentally ill mother--including an inability to form long-term, committed relationships--and the guilt she feels as a white person who grew up during the apartheid era. Leavened with humor and full of wisdom gained from a childhood where nature's lessons were all too visible to ignore, Lynette Brasfield has written a heartbreaking but ultimately affirming novel about growing up in the shadow of mental illness.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780312310363
  • ISBN-10: 0312310366
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
  • Publish Date: July 2004
  • Dimensions: 8.52 x 5.55 x 0.69 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.82 pounds
  • Page Count: 275

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