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A Daughter's Lament
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Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
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ISBN13: 9798232700850
Publisher: T. G. Nduna
Published: Sep 24 2025
Pages: 92
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.22 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Publisher: T. G. Nduna
Published: Sep 24 2025
Pages: 92
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.22 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A Daughter's Lament is a searing portrait of a woman born into sorrow yet carrying generations of hope on her shoulders.
Boitumelo - whose name means happiness - learns early that names can be cruel prophecies. From the drought-stricken village of Dinokana to the restless streets of Johannesburg, her life is a cycle of promises broken, dreams postponed, and burdens inherited.
But within the ache lies resilience. Boitumelo is not only one woman's story - she is every daughter who has carried a family's survival on her back, every sister who sacrifices so others may climb, every woman who is praised for her strength while silently drowning beneath it.
Set in South Africa's contemporary landscape, A Daughter's Lament weaves Setswana idioms, postcolonial critique, and lyrical storytelling into a haunting exploration of what it means to be born into a legacy of suffering yet still insist on beauty.
Set in South Africa's contemporary landscape, A Daughter's Lament weaves Setswana idioms, postcolonial critique, and lyrical storytelling into a haunting exploration of what it means to be born into a legacy of suffering yet still insist on beauty.
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