Mara and Darn : an adventure
"At the southern end of a large land mass called Ifrik, two children, Mara and Dann, are victims of a palace coup and forced to flee from their home and family in the middle of the night. They are brought up in a poor rural village, surviving the hardships of a life threatened as much by drought and wild animals as by the hostile Rock People, who hate them. They join the great human migration northward, away from the southern lands that are turning to dust." "Mara hungers for answers to the questions, Who are our parents, and why do so many people risk their lives to save us, as if we were precious? Who lived long ago in the ruins we see everywhere? Why do cities and peoples disappear? Mara, who sustains a compassionate loving nature despite the cruelty all around her, is one of Doris Lessing's most appealing heroines. And Dann is as brave a hero as you'll find in any old tale."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 1999
Flamingo, London, 1999
Fiction
1 volume
9780006550839, 9780002256391, 9780002259255, 0006550835, 0002256398, 0002259257
152363377