You Will be Safe Here
You Will be Safe Here by Damian Barr, published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2019, is a thought-provoking narrative that intertwines the lives of two characters across different time periods. This first edition spans 327 pages and is presented in English. The story follows sixteen-year-old Willem, who is sent to a camp designed to mold boys into men, and Sarah van der Watt, who, during the second Boer War in 1901, is forcibly taken to a concentration camp with her son under the false promise of safety.
Readers will encounter themes of resilience, identity, and the complexities of love against the backdrop of historical and political turmoil. The narrative explores the uncomfortable histories of colonialism and the impact of war on personal lives. Through the experiences of Willem and Sarah, the book delves into the intersections of LGBTQ+ identities and the struggles faced during tumultuous times, offering a rich tapestry of human experience.
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An Observer, Guardian, Financial Times, Irish Times, Irish Independent, Big Issue and Strong Words Pick of the Year‘This is a book that tilts the world’ STYLIST‘A gripping, heartbreaking tale of uncomfortable histories and the resilience of love’ GRAHAM NORTON‘I want you to read this … I enjoy a lot of books but few stay with me like this has’ PHILIPPA PERRY‘Completely gripping and profoundly moving’ MAGGIE O’FARRELL‘Very beautiful. Only a truly wise and kind person could write such a book’ MAX PORTER‘Heart-wrenching … redemptive and full of love’ JOJO MOYESA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIMEThe book that will change the way you see the world. 2010. Sixteen-year-old outsider Willem just wants to be left alone with his books and his dog. Worried he’s not turning out right, his ma and her boyfriend send him to New Dawn Safari Training Camp. Here they ‘make men out of boys’. Guaranteed.1901. The height of the second Boer War in South Africa. Sarah van der Watt and her son are taken from their farm by force to Bloemfontein Concentration Camp where, the English promise: they will be safe.
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