{"product_id":"vergenoeg-marita-van-der-vyver-2003","title":"Vergenoeg by Marita van der Vyver","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVergenoeg (First Edition, Second Printing, Afrikaans Novel)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Moving Afrikaans Novel of a Dying Mother and Her Two Daughters, by a Prize-Winning South African Author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vergenoeg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marita van der Vyver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tafelberg-Uitgewers, Kaapstad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2003\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780624041269\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0624041263\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition (Eerste uitgawe), Second Printing (tweede druk).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated red paperback wrappers, perfect bound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large softcover (trade paperback). Author photograph to the back cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Afrikaans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red printed wrappers with a floral dress image. The spine shows a visible vertical crease along its length, with the lettering still largely intact. A small white mark sits at the lower left edge of the back cover. The front cover is otherwise clean and the corners are fairly sharp. The top and fore-edges are slightly creamy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is tight and the pages examined are clean and bright, with no foxing or markings. The edges of the text block are clean, with some darker colouring to the tail edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVergenoeg, published by Tafelberg in Cape Town in 2003, is a novel about mothers, daughters and death. It takes place in the fictional town of Vergenoeg, where the charismatic Adèle, a woman of sixty, is living with cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer adult daughters nurse her: San, the irritatingly responsible one, and Bella, who is unashamedly irreverent. Through the contrast between the sisters, the novel explores family loyalty, illness and the closeness and friction between women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel was published in Dutch translation by Sirene in Amsterdam in 2004. This is a clean, collectible Afrikaans copy of a well-regarded work by one of the country's best-known contemporary authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Marita van der Vyver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarita van der Vyver was born in Cape Town in 1958 and studied at Stellenbosch University, where she later completed a master's degree in journalism. She worked as a reporter for Die Burger, as a copywriter for the book club Leserskring and as a feature writer for Sarie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer first adult novel, Griet skryf 'n sprokie (1992), won the ATKV, M-Net and Eugène Marais prizes, and appeared in English as Entertaining Angels. Her other works include Die ongelooflike avonture van Hanna Hoekom, which won the Sanlam Prize for Youth Fiction in 2002, and Dis koue kos, skat. She lives in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVergenoeg Marita van der Vyver · Marita van der Vyver first edition · Afrikaans novel 2003 Tafelberg · Afrikaanse fiksie moeders en dogters · Marita van der Vyver Afrikaans fiction · Vergenoeg eerste uitgawe\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tafelberg-Uitgewers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58787255746863,"sku":"TCB-000388","price":50.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/vergenoeg50029_cover_1.jpg?v=1793874058","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/vergenoeg-marita-van-der-vyver-2003","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}