A fascinating, dramatic, and powerful historical novel set in South Africa during the Boer War told from the POV of a twelve-year-old Boer girl.
This one is, to my mind, too slow at the beginning as it takes quite a while to get going. However, from about halfway through, I really began to be pulled seriously into the story and enjoyed it very much from there. I'd probably give the first half 3 stars at most and the 2nd half a comfortable 5 ...