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Joan McAllistair is about to embark on the 'Trip of a Lifetime' with her daughter Eloise; a journey back to her childhood South Africa and the family homestead in the old Boer Republic of the Orange Free State. For Eloise, the trip is partly a gift, partly a means of assuaging her guilt at moving her mother into a care home. For Joan, the discovery of her grandmother's journal transports her to the troubled times of the Anglo-Boer war. Eloise, in the meantime, has gambled her business's entire fortune on a promise made by an old lover. As their stories unravel, Joan takes increasing refuge in the landscape of her mind - in journeys to her own past. She also finds an unexpected friend in a lonely teenager who shares her fascination with history.
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The Lighted Rooms, Richard Mason
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- Released
- 2008
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- Title
- The Lighted Rooms
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Richard Mason
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0753824639
- ISBN13
- 9780753824634
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Music Theme, Love, Family, Women, Relationships, Fun, England, Africa, Journey, Mothers, Old Age, Daughters, South Africa
- Original title
- The lighted rooms
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Joan McAllistair is about to embark on the 'Trip of a Lifetime' with her daughter Eloise; a journey back to her childhood South Africa and the family homestead in the old Boer Republic of the Orange Free State. For Eloise, the trip is partly a gift, partly a means of assuaging her guilt at moving her mother into a care home. For Joan, the discovery of her grandmother's journal transports her to the troubled times of the Anglo-Boer war. Eloise, in the meantime, has gambled her business's entire fortune on a promise made by an old lover. As their stories unravel, Joan takes increasing refuge in the landscape of her mind - in journeys to her own past. She also finds an unexpected friend in a lonely teenager who shares her fascination with history.