Comfort Herself

Comfort #1

by Geraldine Kaye

When her mother dies, eleven-year-old Comfort leaves England to live with her father in Ghana.

Genres: Childrens

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Geraldine Kaye started writing at the age of nine and is the author of many books for children and teenagers. She has been published in thirteen languages and in 1984 won the Other Award for Comfort Herself. She was also a teacher of creative writing. Geraldine Kaye died in 2010.

Reviews

[Nqobile Au]

Your blood may belong to your mother and you spirit to your father, but you belong to no one but YOURSELF.

[Semole]

Still good, so many years since I last read it in high school.

[Chidi]

This was a high school read

[Madiba Mashao]

It was an okay book

[Lesibana]

i think this book gives me strenghth and hopes in my life

[Ria]

A lovely children's story that has a great moral message.
When Comfort loses her mother she is shunted from relative to relative and even to carers but being of mixed race she is very confused and after having experienced life in London she is determined to spend time with her African family.
But is the grass really greener on the other side or just different?
Only Comfort "herself" can decide what's right for her and where she should be.
A great novel focusing on the theme of being of dual nationality and struggling to fit in and find acceptance when you believe you belong nowhere.

[Ria]

A lovely children's story that has a great moral message.
When Comfort loses her mother she is shunted from relative to relative and even to carers but being of mixed race she is very confused and after having experienced life in London she is determined to spend time with her African family.
But is the grass really greener on the other side or just different?
Only Comfort "herself" can decide what's right for her and where she should be.
A great novel focusing on the theme of being of dual nationality and struggling to fit in and find acceptance when you believe you belong nowhere.

[Junia Makeda]

I first read Comfort Herself when I was about eight, and I resonated so deeply with Comfort’s journey. Her struggles, her choices, and her search for where she truly belongs felt so real to me. I especially fell in love with the name Mante—it has stayed with me through the years. A beautiful heartfelt story.

[Claire]

Read this for primary about 26 years ago and I still remember that i loved this as a child. Will hopefully one day re-read if I ever find a copy! But based on still remember this book from that long ago I'm rating it 5 stars.

[Gudani Johnson]

High school :-)

[Ellie]

Read this book when I was 11 and enjoyed it immensely.

[Sipho]

South Africans love this story so much. I miss reading something like this. The strength of Comfort represents that of Africa

[Koketso Matlou]

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[Sandile]

I first came across this book back in high school and after reading it I felt I could also write, easy to read.

[Tlangelani Maluleke]

loved thisk book read it while i was at high school back in 1997

[Avhaathu Mulamu]

I want full story on comfort herself

[Thabi S]

I read this as a preteen and this book stayed with me, took me forever to find it again