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Jennifer Friedman. Queen of the Free State
Ken jy die pad na die hemel toe?
Tell Me a Story
Marta’s Gift from God
Walls Within Walls
Birthday Party in the Drakensberg
I Love Marta
French Cuisine by Proxy
Eyes in the Back of Her Head
Sandy Is Late
I Start School and Meet Jesus
Granny Bobbeh’s Stück Diamond
Side by Side
The Pink Toffee
I Love Rosebud
The Road to Heaven
The Queen of the Free State
Her Crowning Glory
Mieta’s Revenge
We Find Buried Treasure
Riding the Black Rock
The Messenger
Lena’s Birthday Party
Jesus Doesn’t Go to the Kruger Park
Bloody Ignoramuses
Pretty Boy and the Dominee
Peter and the Wolf
Aunty Martha’s Baby
The Orphan Bear
First Flight, I See the Light
King of the Castle
Mamselle X
A Price Beyond Rubies
A Lesson Not So Well Learnt
Walking with Pa
The Fire
A Bad, Bad Accident
The Bronze Star
Vale, Our Queen
The Messengers
Piano Exam
I Learn to Dance The Twist
Finally, Face-to-Face Sex Ed
Of Gossamer and Silk
To Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
All Alone and Lonesome on the Range
Duiwelsdrek
Hey, Pa, Look at Me!
The Hands of a Ballerina
The Retard’s Admirer
A Silver Diploma for English
The Cloak of Rejection
The Standard Seven School Tour
I Get Really Sick
Dr Verwoerd Is Assassinated
The Telegram
Epilogue
Photo Section
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Summary
About the Author
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JENNIFER FRIEDMAN
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On and on we drive across the pale plains of the Free State until we reach the small town where Uncle Sam and Aunty Anita live. I don’t want to get out of the car. Pa’s tired. His big hand reaches in, grabs my arm, and pulls me outside. I stand next to the car, crying.
‘D’you want a smack? Behave yourself – you’re not a baby! What are your cousins going to think?’
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