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The Road to Home

by Vanessa Del Fabbro

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Publisher Comments:

In her debut novel, Del Fabbro relates the story of the friendship that develops between two women--a friendship that sees them asking questions of themselves, uncovering new and sometimes uncomfortable personal truths, and learning to trust their faith as well as each other.

Review:

"After South African journalist Monica Brunetti is robbed and shot while researching a story in a black township, she is taken to an all-black hospital. There she confronts the possibility that she may never walk again and the reality of her own smoldering racism, which becomes apparent as she cultivates a unique friendship with the young woman in the bed next to hers. Ella Nkhoma, a former ANC activist who is the mother of two lively boys, is supposedly in the hospital to recover from a bout of bronchitis, but is actually suffering from a far more deadly disease. Del Fabbro, who was born and raised in South Africa, offers a fascinating window into the stark beauty and random violence that characterize the 'Rainbow Nation,' where racial hatred still threatens the fragile peace that has been won. Through dynamic characters and an unflinchingly honest perspective on human weakness, Del Fabbro concocts a winning story of the triumphant power of female friendship." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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THE ROAD TO HOME is the story of the friendship that develops between two women--a friendship that sees them asking questions of themselves, uncovering new and sometimes uncomfortable personal truths and learning to trust their faith as well as eath other. Monica's painful discovery that Ella is dying and that her sons will soon be left without a home leaves her believing that her own life was spared for a reason. THE ROAD TO HOME portrays the search for a life of purpose and is a tribute to the bonds women share no matter their skin color.
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ISBN:
9780373785377
Author:
Fabbro, Vanessa Del
Publisher:
Steeple Hill
Author:
Fabbro, Vanessa del
Author:
del Fabbro, Vanessa
Subject:
Religious
Subject:
Religious - General
Subject:
Journalists
Subject:
Female friendship
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Christian - General
Copyright:
2005
Edition Description:
B102
Publication Date:
April 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
8 x 5.13 in
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"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "After South African journalist Monica Brunetti is robbed and shot while researching a story in a black township, she is taken to an all-black hospital. There she confronts the possibility that she may never walk again and the reality of her own smoldering racism, which becomes apparent as she cultivates a unique friendship with the young woman in the bed next to hers. Ella Nkhoma, a former ANC activist who is the mother of two lively boys, is supposedly in the hospital to recover from a bout of bronchitis, but is actually suffering from a far more deadly disease. Del Fabbro, who was born and raised in South Africa, offers a fascinating window into the stark beauty and random violence that characterize the 'Rainbow Nation,' where racial hatred still threatens the fragile peace that has been won. Through dynamic characters and an unflinchingly honest perspective on human weakness, Del Fabbro concocts a winning story of the triumphant power of female friendship." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Synopsis" by , THE ROAD TO HOME is the story of the friendship that develops between two women--a friendship that sees them asking questions of themselves, uncovering new and sometimes uncomfortable personal truths and learning to trust their faith as well as eath other. Monica's painful discovery that Ella is dying and that her sons will soon be left without a home leaves her believing that her own life was spared for a reason. THE ROAD TO HOME portrays the search for a life of purpose and is a tribute to the bonds women share no matter their skin color.
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