β Scribed by J. M. Coetzee
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From the Nobel Prize-winning author J. M. Coetzee, the haunting sequel to The Childhood of Jesus , continuing the journey of David, Simon, and Ines
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_"When you travel across the ocean on a boat, all your memories are washed away and you start a completely new life. That is how it is. There is no before. There is no history. The boat docks at the harbour and we climb down the gangplank and we are plunged into the here and now. Time begins."
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David is the small boy who is always asking questions. Simon and Ines take care of him in their new town, Estrella. He is learning the language; he has begun to make friends. He has the big dog Bolivar to watch over him. But he'll be seven soon and he should be at school. And so, with the guidance of the three sisters who own the farm where...
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