The Covenant vol 2 Author:James Michener The main setting of this extraordinary novel is the stunning landscape of South Africa, but vivid episodes also take place in Indonesia, France, Holland and England. The dramatic presentation of actual and fictional characters in a background of historical events is a narrative technique of which Mr. Michener has long been the acknowledged maste... more »r ... Follows the lives of those who settle in this land, from the Bushmen to the Dutch and the English and finally the Boers... adventure and heroism, love and loyalty, cruelty and betrayal .. portrays the tragic results of wrong decisions made by fundamentally decent people in the serene belief that they are right.« less