Jamie Author:Jack Bennett This is the story of the early maturing of a boy exposed to the rigors and cruelty of a land that can be as harsh as it is lovely. Jamie Carson is a twelve-year-old growing up on a South African farm. His life is idyllic but never dull, with horse, dog and gun, with a warm relationship with his parents, and with his friendship for Kiewiet, a bla... more »ck boy of his own age. But suddenly life on De Goede Hoop, the farm whose every inch Jamie loves, turns into a nightmare. A severe drought strikes the area: the sky is merciless blue, livestock perish from lack of water, crops shrivel in the heat. One day a buffalo bull, maddened by thirst, comes off the reserve in search of water and forges a path of violence which changes Jamie's life and plunges him towards the brink of destruction.« less