From Bryce Courtenay comes a new and powerful novel set in Africa.
It's 1939: the world is on the brink of war. The rumbles of change reach the remote mountains where young Tom Fitzsaxby is working through some tough life lessons.
Like the whitethorn, one of Africa's most enduring plants, Tom is learning to survive and even flourish against the harshest of odds. When a terrible event sets Tom on a journey to ensure that justice is done, along the way his most unexpected discovery is love.
