The Tortoise Cried its Only Tear

by Carol Campbell

Overview

It’s a black karoo night and a young woman covered in blood is running along a deserted dust track. Siena must reach Seekoegat Primary School, the only safe place she knows, but it’s a long way to run, a three-day ride on a donkey cart. As Siena runs, her story, and the story of her two friends, comes alive. Growing up with her in the margins was Boetie, neglected and wild, and Kriekie, whose mother worked the n1 truck-stops. When they meet again as grownups, the three must relive the devastating events that set them each on a new path.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781415210345
Publisher:	Penguin Random House South Africa
Publication date:	01/02/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	184
File size:	300 KB

About the Author

Carol Campbell is the author of the acclaimed novels My Children Have Faces, winner of a South African Literary Award, and Esther’s House. As a journalist, she has worked for the Argus, the Cape Times, The Mercury, Daily News, and the Sunday Tribune. She currently lives in Shetland with her family.