Embrace is the story of the awakening of Karl De Man, a thirteen-year-old student at the Berg, an exclusive academy for boys in South Africa in the 1970s. The events of Karl's school life are interwoven with memories from his childhood and first years at the Berg, as he falls in love with both hi...
As a Grade 12 student in South Africa, I was obligated to read a South African novel of my choice, in compliance with our syllabus. Although it sounds terribly unpatriotic of me, I don't care much for South African literature. Although I am proud of my country and its population, I feel little co...
I'm still angry at them for running off yesterday when I fell down Mrs Streicher's steps. But that's exactly what the English are like. They always run away. Dad says it's the Afrikaners that will have to keep this country safe when trouble comes. The English will all emig...