Journey to Jo’Burg

Name: Journey to Jo’Burg
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers

HarperCollins Publishers

This is the story of love, commitment and the flowering of the human spirit against the background of South Africa\u2019s apartheid.Frightened that their baby sister Dineo will die, thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother Tiro run away from their grandmother to Johannesburg to find their mother, who works there as a maid. Their journey illustrates at every turn the grim realities of apartheid \u2013 the pass laws, bantustans, racism, the breakdown of family life.The opulence of the white \u201CMadam\u2019s\u201D house contrasts starkly with the reality that Naledi and Tiro face \u2013 that their baby sister is suffering from starvation, not an incurable disease.This edition of Beverley Naidoo\u2019s classic story includes a special \u201CWhy You\u2019ll Love This Book\u201D introduction by Michael Rosen, former Children\u2019s\n\nJourney to Jo\u2019Burg\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked servic;