Thorns of a Rose
Ngwenya, Sithabiso Sandra
Thorns of a Rose is a gripping tale of the life of a teenage girl living in rural South Africa who is sold to a rich, old landowner in payment of a debt. Thandolwethu, nicknamed "Thando", is enjoying her life as a student in a private mission school in her village, but is finally persuaded to go to work for Abiyosa for a short period in order to pay off the family debt. When she arrives at the Abiyosa plantation, she finds out that she is to b...