Bloedvreemd
Bloedvreemd vertel die aangrypende verhaal van ’n ma se poging om haarself en haar gesin heel te hou en vrede te maak met ’n kind wat nou “in ’n ander vorm leef”. Juliana Coetzer skroom nie om te wys wat in die binnekamers van haar huis gebeur nie en laat die leser beurtelings saam met haar huil én lag.
Tydens ’n gesinsvakansie raak die sewejarige Anneke siek en draai by die dood om. Sy herstel, maar met ernstige nagevolge: Weens breinskade word haar verstandelike agteruitgang elke maand meer sigbaar. Om die sprankelende kind wat lag en presteer te behou, en die naderende gestremdheid af te weer, gaan die gesin op ’n soektog na ’n wonderkuur. Alles word probeer, van alternatiewe behandelings en ’n vreemde dieet tot ’n besoek aan die profeet TB Joshua in Nigerië. Soos die siekte toeneem, word alles vir Juliana vreemd en onherkenbaar – haar kind, syself en haar gesin. Sy voel onbevoeg om haarself of haar gesin te red, ten spyte daarvan dat sy as psigoterapeut juis in trauma spesialiseer. Haar eens vrolike huis word ’n plek waar elke lid van die gesin op ’n ander manier leer om te oorleef. Want Anneke se siekte laat almal se unfinished business uit die kas val. Juliana se pad na aanvaarding dwing haar uiteindelik om ook op haar eie spore terug te loop en haar idee van ma-wees te heroorweeg.
Author | Juliana Coetzer |
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Publisher | Flyleaf |
Place | South Africa |
Year | 2020 |
ISBN | 9781990977909 |
Binding | Paperback |
Condition | Very Good |
Comments | Neatly covered in clear sticky plastic. |
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New: Exactly as it says.
As New: Pretty much new but shows small signs of having been read; inside it will be clean without any inscriptions or stamps; might contain a remainder mark.
Very Good: Might have some creases on the spine; no hard cracks; maybe slight forward lean and short inscription inside; perhaps very minor bumping on the corners of the book; inside clean but the page edges might be slightly yellowed.
Good: A few creases on the spine, perhaps a forward lean, bumping on corners or shelfwear; maybe an inscription inside or some shelfwear or a small tear or two on the dustjacket; inside clean but page edges might be somewhat yellowed.
Fair: In overall good condition, might have a severe forward lean to the spine, an inscription, bumping to corners; one or two folds on the covers and yellowed pages; in exceptional cases these books might contain some library stamps and stickers or have neat sticky tape which was used to fix a short, closed tear.
Poor: We rarely sell poor condition books, unless the books are in demand and difficult to find in a better condition. Poor condition books are still perfect for a good read, all pages will be intact and none threatening to fall out; most probably a reading copy only.