on a short walk, almost not making it back to the farm where he was born and raised; he does not belong here. Father and son drive home. The farm will be sold and Martin's mother will live with their family although she and Martin's wife do not get along. Louis gets an ultimatum to find a job, after which he disappears and never comes back. References 1978 novels 20th-century South African novels Fiction set in 1976 Apartheid novels Novels set during the South African Border War Novels set in South Africa Novels by André Brink W. H. Allen & Co. books