Mariël le RouxDonkertyd - My naam is Tina (Paperback)

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Darkness has a way of catching up with you In the heart of the picturesque winelands of the Boland, lies the farm Die Laagte, which five generations of Jouberts have called home. But for young Tina, this does not feel like home. This house is full of darkness. Her father Servaas is an abusive bully of a man, while her mother Annie is gentle but weak. Her older brother is the black sheep, but that doesn’t mean Tina is spared from the hardships of life under her father. When he takes out his anger on them, her mother always tries to appease: “Please forgive him. His childhood was a dark one.” In an attempt to escape from her own dark childhood and start a new life, Tina eventually becomes a nurse. Instead of hatred, she will spread healing. However, she soon finds out that the past is not so easy to escape, and darkness has a way of catching up with you.