Ratoons

by Daphne Rooke, R.W. Johnson (Afterword)

Set in the cane fields of Natal, Ratoons is a portrait of a beautiful but barbaric land. The narrator Helen Angus, like her Indian friends Leela and later Amoya, is caught up in a world of contrasts where violence and hatred vie with love, passion and the always exotic loveliness of the landscape.

Genres: Fiction, South Africa

273 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2008

About the author

Daphne Marie Rooke (née Pizzey) was a South African author of works such as Mittee, Ratoons and Wizards' Country. She also wrote travel articles and books for children set in India, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.