Title: Weak effort by a solid author
Review: This is probably Dalene Matthee's worst effort, and should not be read as an introduction to her otherwise solid body of work. The central character is a weak, irritating creation and her motives for getting involved in diamond smuggling are implausible and downright stupid. I only finished this book because I don't like not finishing books.If you do want to try a book by Matthee, do start with the vastly better Circles in a Forest (Kringe in 'n Bos in the original Afrikaans) or Fiela's Child (Fiela se Kind) instead, and avoid Brug van die Esels.
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