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Through the Cane Fields

Author(s): Shari Rood

Location(s): South Africa

Genre(s): Young Adult

Era(s): Second half 20th Century

Through The Cane Fields is the story of two young sisters living a life of privilege in Apartheid era South Africa. Delia Hallowell is content with her carefree, luxurious life until she meets a boy named Thomas. As the son of the cook, Thomas is separated by the divide of class and race. As their friendship grows, so does the realization that they cannot be together. Delia must make a choice between her true feelings and her family’s expectations

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A book that absolutely transported me to South Africa

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