{"product_id":"9781485903192","title":"A Handful of Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003et is the year 1939, a year that will change world history for ever. It is also a watershed year for the Afrikaners, who have survived the Anglo-Boer War and are mobilising to become a powerful economic and political force in South Africa. In the Outeniqua Mountains near George, carpenter Abraham de Bruin dreams of owning land and starting a family with Stella, a young teacher. When the prime minister calls for coloured soldiers to fight in World War ii with the promise of 10 morgen of land afterwards, Abraham embarks on a journey that will take him to Central Africa and Egypt. On his return to the fertile soil of George, however, the promise of land is not fulfilled, and Abra-ham must fight nature, political forces and his own emotions while battling against a world that he does not always understand, but is determined to conquer.A Handful of Earth is also the story of Abraham's friendship with Kobus Venter, and Joseph Booysen, formerly Boyisana, a Xhosa man from the Cis-kei who tries to raise his family as 'coloured' to give them a better start to life.A Handful of Earth is the poignant and deeply compelling story of a man, a people, and a country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Simon+Bruinders\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eSimon Bruinders\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon Bruinders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47375730311331,"sku":"9781485903192","price":220.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781485903192_3e0226d7-d9a7-4cdd-9c40-26c9e8df02d4.jpg?v=1776552932","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781485903192","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}