{"product_id":"9781868426393","title":"Runaway Horses, by Joyce Kotze (used)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecond-hand copy — condition: like new.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo sets of cousins, Boer and Brit, find their destinies inexorably intertwined in the politics and mayhem that led up to and encompassed the Anglo Boer War of 1899 – 1902. From Transvaal to Victorian England, the cousins form strong bonds that are tested on the battlefields of South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMartin de Winter, nurtured to lead his country, Transvaal, into the twentieth century, instead finds himself excelling as a gifted young general, fighting a desperate war to keep his nation from ruin, all the while being haunted by his love for a British woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Henderson, cavalry officer, is forced by his father, a military aristocrat, to marry or face expulsion from his regiment. Bound for India, the regiment is diverted to South Africa to fight the Boers. James rides to glory and honour but is at the mercy of his loyalty to his country and his compassion for his Boer family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the drawing rooms of Cape Town and Pretoria, Stefanie de Winter, celebrated pianist, is viewed from both sides with suspicion. Fiercely loyal to her brother Martin, but in love with a British officer, she embarks on a dangerous path to keep them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoctor Charles Henderson tends to the slaughter on the battlefields. He is devastated by the willful destruction of his adopted country, Transvaal, and anguished by the part his brother, James, plays in this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKarel and Rudolf de Winter, twin brothers devoted to each other and their horses to the exclusion of all else, fight a battle against the bullet that might separate them forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough anger, injustice, and betrayal, the family discovers that there is a force stronger than war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoyce Kotzè delivers a supremely readable and gripping piece of work. For lovers of the epic saga this book is a must.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e–\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eChristiaan Bakkes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe integration of fiction and non-fiction is masterful.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e–\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eTim Couzens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJonathan Ball Publishers, 2015. 586 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Ball Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43652444586242,"sku":"9781868426393","price":285.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/4950\/products\/9781868426393.jpg?v=1680336323","url":"https:\/\/bridgebooks.co.za\/products\/9781868426393","provider":"Bridge Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}