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Pieternella, daughter of Eva

by Dalene Matthee

Presents a fictional account of the life of Pieternella, the mixed-raced daughter of Eva of the Goringhaicona tribe of South Africa and one of the first interpreters for the Dutch colony of the Cape of Good Hope and Pieter van Meerhoff, surgeon for the Dutch East India Company; discussing her life after being orphan, her early marriage, and her feelings of being half-human.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?