Set in the farming community of the Kammanassie mountains in the Eastern Cape, Annelie Botes's family saga takes us into the world of the Verryne family - Daniel the father, and Schoonraad the son. Both men are passionate about their land and about preserving the beauty of the wildlife and fynbos around them, but they are both headstrong individuals who share an uncompromising obstinacy. A single incident which neither of them can confront drives them apart, creating a rift which seems impossible to bridge ... Botes's evocative style, with its touches of magical realism, and her ability to bring her characters vividly to life, makes Mountain of Lost Dreams a thoroughly entertaining read.
Annelie Botes (28 Junie 1957–12 Desember 2024) was een van Afrikaanse se gewildste roman-, kortverhaal-, reis- en rubriekskrywers. Romans soos Trippel sewe, Klawervier, Raaiselkind, Thula-Thula, Swart op wit en Katvis het uit haar pen verskyn. Sy het vir meer as twee dekades rubrieke vir verskeie publikasies gelewer. Annelie se werk is wyd vertaal en verskeie literêre pryse is aan haar toegeken
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