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    The Lost History of Stars: A Novel
    The Lost History of Stars: A Novel
    The Lost History of Stars: A Novel
    Audiobook9 hours

    The Lost History of Stars: A Novel

    Written by Dave Boling

    Narrated by Gemma Dawson

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    About this audiobook

    In turn-of-the-century South Africa, fourteen-year-old Lettie, her younger brother, and her mother are Dutch Afrikaner settlers who have been taken from their farm by British soldiers and are being held in a concentration camp. It is early in the Boer War, and Lettie's father, grandfather, and brother are off fighting the British as thousands of Afrikaner women and children are detained. The camps are cramped and disease ridden; the threat of illness and starvation are ever present. Determined to dictate their own fate, Lettie and her family give each other strength and hope as they fight to survive amid increasingly dire conditions.

    Brave and defiant, Lettie finds comfort in memories of stargazing with her grandfather, in her plan to be a writer, and in surprising new friendships that will both nourish and challenge her. A beautiful testament to love, family, and sheer force of will, The Lost History of Stars was inspired by Dave Boling's grandfather's own experience as a soldier during the Boer War. Lettie is a figure of abiding grace, and her story is richly drawn and impossible to forget.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighbridge Company
    Release dateJun 6, 2017
    ISBN9781681685274
    The Lost History of Stars: A Novel
    Author

    Dave Boling

    Dave Boling is the author of Guernica, a top ten bestseller and winner of the Richard & Judy Summer Read 2009 and other international awards. A Chicago native, Dave Boling is a journalist in the Seattle area.

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    • 4/5
      The Lost History of the Stars by Dave Boling is set in turn-of-the-century South Africa and follows a Boer family through the trials of the 1899 - 1902 war with the British. Fourteen year old Lettie, her stern and duty-bound mother, a younger brother and sister are Dutch Afrikaner settlers who are forcibly moved to a concentration camp after their farm was burned. Lettie’s father, grandfather and older brother are off fighting. Thousands of Afrikaner women and children were placed in these cramped and disease ridden camps for the duration.We are given a detailed view of this family’s life, both before and during the war. Conditions in the camp are horrific and while Lettie tries to be brave and defiant, she yearns for her old life and quieter times. Her mother hates the British but Lettie has come to realize that they are not all bad, some are much more understanding and compassionate that she has been led to believe. The Lost History of the Stars is a good novel of historical fiction and paints a vivid picture of people caught up in the shadow of a brutal war. I found it both interesting and educational but although it is beautifully written, I never quite felt that the characters were developed to the point where they became real. Written as a testament to family, love and the will to survive, the author has based this novel on his grandfather’s experience during the Boer War.
    • 3/5
      This novel is centered around the Boer War in South Africa during the turn of the century. Lettie and her family are divided by the conflict - her father and older brother join the fight while Lettie and the rest finds themselves in a concentration camp. Conditions are bad and yet Lettie develops a complex view of the British her family is fighting. I appreciate the author's drawing on their own family history and highlighting a lesser known conflict in this novel. That said, I just never really got into this novel.
    • 4/5
      Slow to start but worth it. I learned somethings about the Boer Wars and enjoyed the story and strength of the characters.
    • 5/5
      While Aletta's father, grandfather and brother are off fighting the British, she is rounded up with her mother and younger siblings and taken from their home in South Africa to a concentration camp. Set during the Boer War, this book shows the horrible and outrageous conditions that the Afrikaner women and children were forced into.This book was haunting. It read like non-fiction I know very little about the Boer War, and even less about the concentration camp conditions. I highly recommend this book, it is definitely a must read.