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A review by unfetteredfiction
The Collector of Treasures and Other Botswana Village Tales by Bessie Head
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
“And so the woman Dikeledi began phase three of a life that has been ashen in its loneliness and unhappiness. And yet she has always found golf amidst the ash, deep loves that had joined her heart to the heart of others. She smiled tenderly at Kebonye because she knew already that she had found another such love. She was the collector of such treasures.”
- Bessie Head, The Collector of Treasures
Bessie Head paints a rich and compelling picture of complex life in Botswana, the country of her exile.
Within these pages we meet characters navigating happiness tainted by colonialism, struggle bound up with custom and heritage. Moments of conflict amidst broken families and strength in actions, both loud and quiet.
This collection is one I’ll surely visit again. It’s contents were bold and extraordinary. The vision is broad.
- Bessie Head, The Collector of Treasures
Bessie Head paints a rich and compelling picture of complex life in Botswana, the country of her exile.
Within these pages we meet characters navigating happiness tainted by colonialism, struggle bound up with custom and heritage. Moments of conflict amidst broken families and strength in actions, both loud and quiet.
This collection is one I’ll surely visit again. It’s contents were bold and extraordinary. The vision is broad.