A memoir by Barbara Townsend, written from the perspective of herself as a child. Set in 1950s South Africa. " ... a searing observation of all the forces that collide in our formative years ... At times it is cinematic, as observed by the child, and at other times so interior, one feels one IS the child, sharing her heartbeat. If I were to sum it up, I would say it is about longing, but achieved with zero nostalgia" Lucinda Hooley, journalist and co-author of Love You Madly.