{"product_id":"the-longest-march-by-fred-khumalo","title":"The Longest March, by Fred Khumalo","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA hundred and twenty years ago, seven thousand Zulu mineworkers walked from the gold mines in Johannesburg to Natal, covering a distance of five hundred kilometres over ten days. This journey was their longest march.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIt is 1899 and Philippa’s fiancé Nduku has just broken off their engagement. She is heartbroken – after all, she has followed him from Kimberley, where they first met, to the goldfields of Johannesburg. In this bustling new city, tensions are mounting between the South African Republic and the gold-hungry British Empire. When war is declared, the mines are shut down and migrant workers ordered to leave town.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBut how do you get home and out of harm’s way when there are no running trains and home is hundreds of kilometres away? You walk.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOver perilous terrain – sleeping in the open, being attacked by wild animals and harassed by armed white farmers – Nduku and Philippa and seven thousand others walk.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDisguised as a mineworker’s wife, for Philippa is white, she and Nduku talk about their true histories, about their fears and hopes, with every footfall.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOn their way to Natal, and on their long journey into their inner selves, the possibility of lasting happiness seems within reach – if only they can survive, and if only they can weather the storm of an unexpected third player in their troubled romance.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSet during an incredible event in South African history, Fred Khumalo’s new novel is a tale of heady determination, and a tribute to the perseverance and courage of ordinary men and women when faced with extraordinary circumstances.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-field-isbn field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-label\"\u003eISBN \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e9781415210185\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-field-book-type field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-label\"\u003eFormat \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003eAlso by Fred Khumalo\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bridgebooks.co.za\/products\/dancing-the-death-drill-br-by-fred-khumalo\" title=\"Dancing the Death Drill, historical fiction\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Dancing the Death Drill\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/4950\/products\/Dancing_the_Death_Drill_a0d5c656-a44a-4189-94a2-fa797caec5a8_medium.jpg?v=1530030729\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bridgebooks.co.za\/products\/naledi-his-love-1\" title=\"Naledi His Love, romance novel, African novel\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bridgebooks.co.za\/products\/talk-of-the-town-short-stories-paperback-by-fred-khumalo\" title=\"Talk of the Town\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Talk of the town\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/4950\/products\/preview.klpm-5971-ga50.0.photo.079570898X_medium.jpg?v=1555570031\" style=\"float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/4950\/products\/Unknown-1_medium.png?v=1554889955\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Booksite Afrika","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39308231147605,"sku":"9781415210185","price":230.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/0053\/8453\/products\/The_Longest_March_0.jpg?v=1617198539","url":"https:\/\/vikas-test.myshopify.com\/products\/the-longest-march-by-fred-khumalo","provider":"Vikas Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}