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Caren Powell

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Caren Powell lived in South Africa for 38 years during the apartheid era and the changeover to democracy. She and her husband owned a farm and much of the detail for her book is drawn from her personal experiences during the fight for freedom. She now lives on Vancouver Island on the west coast of Canada with her husband Neil and their two Jack Russell dogs.

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Average rating: 4.41 · 49 ratings · 18 reviews · 1 distinct work
The Dark Side of the Rainbow

4.41 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
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What inspired me to write The Dark Side of the Rainbow was that I lived in South Africa for 38 years. I remember the drums, the ululating, the toi-toi of dancers in a political frenzy. The black eyes of the rioters when we were caught in their midst. My anger when the young girls on our farm were raped. The horror when my neighbours were murdered. I remember learning to shoot and carrying a gun at Read more of this blog post »
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Published on April 16, 2014 15:33 Tags: africa, nelson-mandela, south-africa, the-dark-side-of-the-rainbow, true-story

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