An Observer, Guardian, Financial Times, Sunday Times South Africa, Irish Times, Irish Independent, Big Issue And Strong Words Pick Of The Year An Irish Times And The Times Summer Reading Pick Shortlisted For The Saltire Society Fiction Book Of The Year Awardshortlisted For The London Magazine Debut Fiction Prize 2020longlisted For Hwa Debut Crown 2020beautifully Written And Emotionally Devastating Daily Maila Beautiful And Heart-breaking Story Set In South Africa Where Two Mothers - A Century Apart - Must Fight For Their Sons, Unaware Their Fates Are Inextricably Linked.orange book State, 1901. At The Height Of The Boer War, Sarah Van Der Watt And Her Six-year-old Son Fred Can Only Watch As The British Burn Their Farm. The Polite Invaders Cart Them Off To Bloemfontein Concentration Camp Promising You Will Be Safe Here.