Regular marked price: $14.95Discount Price: $11.21
Cost Savings: $3.74 (25%)Price fluctuation possible.
How soon does it ship: Normal ship time within one day
Shipping? Absolutely FREE if you qualify for Super Saver Shipping.
Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9781920143121
ISBN number: 1920143122
Label: 30 Degrees South
Manufacturer: 30 Degrees South
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 160
Printing Date: August 08, 2008
Publishing house: 30 Degrees South
Sale Popularity Level: 98980
Studio: 30 Degrees South
Other books you might be interested in perusing:
Editor's Notes and Comments:
Product Description:
A recommended read by the Essence Magazine Book Club!
Moving and poignant, The Train of Salt and Sugar follows a train and its passengers on their harrowing and often violent journey - a journey of self-discovery, and of pain, hunger, death and love. Out of every conflict situation comes a myriad of stories, stories about people, set against the backdrop of war. During the bitter and protracted Mozambican civil war there are many such stories, but none so courageous nor so passionate and beautiful as that told in The Train of Salt and Sugar.
Mozambique, after many years of war, very first for their independence against the Portuguese and then against each other during the civil war, was left a desolate wasteland; with little or no infrastructure and a starving population. Trains seldom ran, the tracks had been sabotaged and the probability of enemy attacks was very real. Yet on a misty morning in the town of Nampula, in northern Mozambique, a convoy of three trains, loaded with supplies, three garrisons of soldiers and over 600 passengers left relative safety, destined for Cuamba, a town 341 kilometers to the west, bordering Malawi. The book takes its title from a woman, Mariamu, who plans to trade her supply of salt, a rare commodity, for sugar, an even rarer commodity, in Malawi, thus enabling her to feed her children in the coming year.
The harrowing journey is as colorful as its passengers - civilians and soldiers alike. A fragile love is born amid the death - between a young nurse returning home and a soldier who s tasked with protecting her. A despicable officer whose behaviors repulses; insightful railwaymen and an unseen enemy whose numerous and varied attacks leave the passengers terrified, exhausted and dying of thirst - these are the protagonists.
User popularity level:
Rated by buyers 
-
I was so disappointed in this book. The characters have no depth, there are no real discusion points and there is no logical conclusion. You never have any emotional ties to the many characters that are introduced and the audthor doesn't draw you into their stories. You simply don't care what happens next. It never even touches on the "whys" of the civil war in Mozambique that lead to this tragic time. TWO THUMBS DOWN!
Rated by buyers 
-
I ordered this wonderful book after reading a review in Essence magazine. I was not disappointed, the author takes us on a journey of what can only be a sad ending and also a trek into civil war Mozambique. The characters are wonderful and the writing oh so engaging. An exceptional job at communicating to the reader just what those who suffer during these decades of civil war go though. A recommended read to anyone, particularly those who love history.
Find other books like this one:
