by Barbara Mutch · France Loisirs · tapa dura · ISBN 9782298083149
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«Une chanson pour Ada» is the historical novel by Barbara Mutch, published by France Loisirs in hardcover (503 pages, in French).
In apartheid South Africa, the novel tells of the friendship between Ada, daughter of a Black domestic worker, and Mrs Harrington, the lady of the house. Music and education unite them despite racial barriers; after an act of violence, Ada must take refuge in a township and make her way in a discriminatory society.
Originally published in English as 'Karoo Plainsong' in 2010, the French version 'Une chanson pour Ada' appeared in 2014.
Suitable for reading groups and for readers of historical fiction interested in apartheid South Africa.
South African writer
