Fifty-two-year-old David Lurie, having lost his job and the respect of his friends and ex-wife after an affair with one of his students, retreats to his daughter's isolated small holding in South Africa where he attempts to relate to her and a society with new racial complexities.
year: 1999
call number/section: 1000
subjects: fathers and daughters, south africa, fiction, veterinarians, farm life, father-daughter relationship