内容简介:Sara Highbury, forty-eight years old, is the manageress of a boarding house. She lives her life in the past, haunted by a love affair with a diamond digger called Herbert. One day a young child arrives at Sara's door. Apparently the girl is Herbert's illegitimate daughter and it seems there is no one else to look after her. Having a child to care for disrupts Sara's quiet routine. Troubled by the mystery surrounding the girl's arrival, Sara begins to excavate the past. As the truth unfolds, Sarah must re-evaluate what she holds dear and engage once more with the world around her. With the backdrop of a rural landscape and characters that are as memorable as they are unexpected, The Shape of Him introduces a writer whose spare, exquisitely crafted prose places her deservedly in the tradition of the best of South African literary fiction.
作者简介:Gill Schierhout was born in Zimbabwe in 1967.She holds a Doctorate in Public Health and has worked as an academic and consultant in London and Southern Africa.She has twice been a finalist in the HSBC/SA Pen literary award and was short listed for the Caine Prize for African writing in 2008.She now lives in Sydney, Australia.